precede
verb (used with object)
to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.
have preceded
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present perfectof precede.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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There is some truth to that: Midterm losses of one-party control have preceded a gain over the following six-months of 10.4% on average since 1970, according to analysts at BlackRock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Clusters of signals have preceded major market tops in the past.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026
But there is no doubt the moment inscribed in Chicago stands apart from all that have preceded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
Lawyers for the officers, however, have emphasized that a woman who lives near where Ellis died testified that she heard sounds of a struggle that may have preceded eyewitnesses’ arrival.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
The sequence was illogical—the drowning scene, followed by a rescue, should have preceded the marriage proposal.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
