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The active region that produced the eruption had already generated several powerful flares in the preceding days, prompting scientists to keep multiple solar observatories focused on the area.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 June 2026
Championship matches, which rarely last longer than 30 minutes and sometimes much less, are inevitably preceded by hours of participants making all manner of florid claims and trash-talking their opponents.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
King’s criticism of the Vietnam War preceded her husband’s.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Sri Lanka won the preceding — and soggy — three-match ODI series 1-0 after the final two matches were rained out.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 June 2026
Championship matches, which rarely last longer than 30 minutes and sometimes much less, are inevitably preceded by hours of participants making all manner of florid claims and trash-talking their opponents.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
King’s criticism of the Vietnam War preceded her husband’s.
—Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
Sri Lanka won the preceding — and soggy — three-match ODI series 1-0 after the final two matches were rained out.
—ABC News, 15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precede
predate
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Approved by George Washington and first illuminated in 1791, the lighthouse predates Maine’s statehood and remains an active aid to navigation on the rocky coast of Maine.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Established in 1833, Portsmouth Square is considered one of the oldest public spaces in San Francisco, predating much of the modern city.—
Maddie White,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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“Precede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precede. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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