predates
- present tense form of predate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Every initiative of Musk’s that succeeded predates the pandemic.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
But his wish list of non-woke repertory, which also included Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera, draws on an attachment that predates his entry into national politics: Broadway musicals.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Jim Beam, which predates the Civil War and weathered Prohibition—and is now owned by Japan’s Suntory Holdings—is fighting through another downturn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
Each day thousands of visitors pile into the area to hike through pristine jungle to white-sand beaches or to Colombia's mountaintop Lost City, which predates Peru's Machu Picchu.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
I don’t feel I’m being disloyal to Ben, only loyal to something else; which predates him, which has nothing to do with him.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
