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The 77th Emmy Awards telecast was also preceded by the Creative Arts Emmy Award, which happened on September 6 and 7, with ceremonies produced by Bob Bain Productions for the Television Academy.
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday that the economy added 911,000 fewer jobs than previously reported for the year preceding March 2025.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
The Creative Arts portion of the Emmys honors a wide range of behind-the-scenes and specialty categories that precede the main Primetime Emmy broadcast.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
During an inquiry that preceded the criminal probe into Díaz de la Portilla, investigators also interviewed Jenny Nillo, a former Díaz de la Portilla aide who has struggled with alcoholism, who said she had been tasked by the commissioner to buy him alcohol during working hours.
—Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday that the economy added 911,000 fewer jobs than previously reported for the year preceding March 2025.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
The Creative Arts portion of the Emmys honors a wide range of behind-the-scenes and specialty categories that precede the main Primetime Emmy broadcast.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
During an inquiry that preceded the criminal probe into Díaz de la Portilla, investigators also interviewed Jenny Nillo, a former Díaz de la Portilla aide who has struggled with alcoholism, who said she had been tasked by the commissioner to buy him alcohol during working hours.
—Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for precede
predate
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Their friendship predates these horror movies, though, as Farmiga directed Wilson’s wife Dagmara Dominczyk in the 2011 drama Higher Ground.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Our generation still possesses experiential knowledge of decision-making processes that predate algorithmic assistance.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Precede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precede. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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