as in previous
existing at an earlier time; existing before something else
The insurance does not cover preexisting medical conditions. They made changes to the preexisting law.
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as in preceding
to go or come before in time
an advanced Mesoamerican civilization whose apex and collapse preexisted the arrival of Europeans by hundreds of years
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Recent Examples of preexisting
Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
Stan Kasten was inserted as team president, but preexisting general manager Ned Colleti and manager Don Mattingly maintained their posts all the way through the 2014 season.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
The Legislature injecting itself between two parties to rewrite preexisting contracts would create terrible precedent.
—Jay Neveloff, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
On Tuesday morning, an orange zone highlighted that the affected areas were experiencing particulate matter or ozone pollution levels in the 101-150 range, and thus were unhealthy for sensitive groups such as children, older adults or those with preexisting conditions.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
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Adjective
However, there were a few preexisting brands such as Youth to the People and Jessica Alba’s Honest Beauty, both of which launched in 2015, followed by Summer Fridays in 2018.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 June 2025
Stan Kasten was inserted as team president, but preexisting general manager Ned Colleti and manager Don Mattingly maintained their posts all the way through the 2014 season.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
The Legislature injecting itself between two parties to rewrite preexisting contracts would create terrible precedent.
—Jay Neveloff, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
On Tuesday morning, an orange zone highlighted that the affected areas were experiencing particulate matter or ozone pollution levels in the 101-150 range, and thus were unhealthy for sensitive groups such as children, older adults or those with preexisting conditions.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preexisting
Adjective
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The researchers selected for these genetic alterations because some previous research has shown that aspirin intervention has had a positive impact on suppressing tumor growth.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Sep. 2025
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Heading into spring break this year, airlines were flying fewer seats than in the previous spring, and the downward trend continues.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Officials moved forward with the first Cygnus XL mission after the preceding cargo module was damaged during shipment from Italy to the United States earlier this year.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Over the preceding three years, Arista’s revenue has increased at an average rate of 32%.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That’s because precedent changes in small but important ways all the time.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
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This adaptation demands re-conceiving large chunks of plot from the ground-up while retaining Liu’s themes, not to mention visualizing concepts with less precedent onscreen than the fantasy tropes Martin deployed and subverted.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2024
Adjective
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After an initial jam session to determine musical abilities and interests, participants are paired up and assigned to a counselor who manages their activities for the week.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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As other guests like Futura, Natasha Lyonne, Common and Marisa Tomei arrived at Saga after their initial experiences, and hungry for more, dinner was just getting underway for the Moon group.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The original sketch ran in October 2023, when Bargatze first hosted of the long-running sketch show.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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By 1880, Jenkins had taken over Moffat’s operation entirely, selling the original business’s stock of Hallet & Davis pianos and Estey organs.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Preexisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preexisting. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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