predate
verb (used with object)
to date before the actual time; antedate.
predated
Example Sentences
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He said social touch was one of the oldest forms of communication and likely predated language.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Waller said core inflation—which excludes volatile food and energy prices—has risen from 3% in December to 3.4% in May, and said the increase predated the Iran war’s energy shock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
The author emphasizes that by the 1950s, approximately 90% of Cuba’s mines were owned by U.S. companies, demonstrating a longstanding pattern of American economic domination that predated the rise of Fidel Castro and communism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
The Luddite movement, which predated the Swing Riots, was led by textile workers convinced that power-operated looms would permanently impoverish the middle class.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Drum towers and half-moons held up better against catapults, since thrown stones were more apt to deflect off a curved wall, but Raventree predated that particular bit of builder’s wisdom.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
