PREDATING Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

predating

verb

present participle of predate

as in preceding

to go or come before in time gunpowder predated the invention of the gun by several centuries

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Recent Examples of predating Joke theft, a phenomenon predating the art form of stand-up comedy, has entered an uncanny new era. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 Local politician Mohamed Mustafa described the divisions as predating the summer's border crisis. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 The facility has been operating since 1839, when Jerusalem was still part of the Ottoman Empire, predating the founding of Israel by more than a century. — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 For years, a Clarus sculpture held a prominent spot in the icon garden outside the Apple headquarters buildings, predating Apple Park’s spaceship structure. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026 Medical records predating her stint in ICE custody show that her calcium and hormone levels were stable in March. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 There are several cities in America called Ontario – at least one of them predating the Canadian province by like 100 years – because the word originates with native tribes in North America. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Yields tumbled following the announcement, with the 30-year down about 10 basis points after previously hitting its highest in about 19 years, predating the global financial crisis in 2008. — Jeff Cox,sean Conlon,hugh Leask, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 Via negativa, a centuries-old philosophical practice, long predating modern business writing – holds that some things are better understood, and improved, by identifying what to remove rather than what to add. — Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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Subsequent breakout attempts failed, preceding the sharp decline associated with the tariff tantrum.

— Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Politico corrected a report from last week on the role that Donald Trump‘s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles played preceding the exit of Katie Zacharia as White House press secretary.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

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