postdate

Example Sentences

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Most fossils from the Frankincense family have, up until now, been recovered from rocks that postdate the asteroid impact.

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2023

They had a mutual attraction, and mutually expressed it in their postdate interviews: Alex said Katie was “definitely very attractive” while she said she “definitely thought he was handsome.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2022

And the quiet stone refuge, simply adorned with tapestries that predate the building, and stained glass that postdate it, provides just the atmosphere to take it all in.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2019

It is probably best to not postdate any check when you are unsure about the number of funds that you have available.

From Encyclopedia.com • Mar. 21, 2018

V. misdate, antedate, postdate, backdate, overdate†; anticipate; take no note of time, lose track of time; anachronize†.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark