preceding
Example Sentences
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“Comfort” is one of 2020’s defining terms, along with “horror,” “unprecedented,” “anxiety,” “insomnia” and a barge’s worth of negative words that speak to the tire yard fire that is the preceding 12 months.
From Salon
“Such a plateau is frustrating after seeing significant disinflation in the preceding few years.”
From Barron's
The week preceding the main draws was once a peaceful time, with sparse crowds watching qualifying and the players practising behind closed doors.
From BBC
Like with the preceding rally, it’d be fair to say the pullback has run too far, too fast, the strategist says.
There have been more sign-ups in the past month than in the three months preceding it.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
