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synonyms for precedence

  • antecedence
  • earliness
  • lead
  • precedency
  • precession
  • preeminence
  • preexistence
  • preference
  • primary
  • priority
  • rank
  • seniority
  • superiority
  • supremacy
  • anteposition
  • prevenience
  • previousness

antonyms for precedence

MOST RELEVANT
  • subservience
  • inferiority
  • last
  • lowest
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How to use precedence in a sentence

Even if you could separate the two, I don’t believe that aesthetic criticisms should necessarily take precedence over representational ones.
SIA'S GOLDEN GLOBE-NOMINATED MUSIC ISN’T JUST OFFENSIVE. IT’S ALSO BAD ART—AND THE DISTINCTION MATTERSSARAH KURCHAKFEBRUARY 25, 2021TIME
Realism in foreign policy reflects a messy, dangerous world where too little can be distilled into clear-cut moral absolutes, and thus national interest takes precedence over universal values.
GEORGE SHULTZ SHOWED U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IS STRONGEST WHEN WE COMBINE REALISM AND HUMAN RIGHTSROBERT D. KAPLANFEBRUARY 9, 2021TIME
The quality of information you're handing out to them so they can make important decisions about how to live their lives should take precedence over some scandalous thing that gets attention.
THE MEDIA CAN’T IGNORE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE. CAN THEY FIGURE OUT HOW TO COVER HER?ELAHE IZADIFEBRUARY 5, 2021WASHINGTON POST
He respected Aristotle but taught that experiment took precedence over authority.
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It should be also noted that the Display part of the SSC also has precedence over the Display campaigns in the account.
GOOGLE SMART SHOPPING CAMPAIGNS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO GET STARTEDMANUEL VILELLA SALCEDOOCTOBER 12, 2020SEARCH ENGINE LAND
We have already arranged our order of precedence, and monsieur has the pleasure of first crossing swords with me.
THE LIGHT THAT LURESPERCY BREBNER
The fight for precedence was savage, though no one spoke; but now and then fainting men begged to be released.
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Ollus ex aedibus effertur.3 Questions of order and precedence were settled by one of the undertakers (dsgntor).
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE ROMANSHAROLD WHETSTONE JOHNSTON
Neither the fencing dispute nor the question of the Hafod Unos had taken nominal precedence of this.
MUSHROOM TOWNOLIVER ONIONS
Then each one dips in his spoon in the order of precedence, and eats as much as he can.
PAUL PATOFFF. MARION CRAWFORD
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