- present participle of precede.
preceding
Example Sentences
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Quarterly revenue was 194.59 billion yuan, given revenue of 150.23 billion yuan in the preceding three months, declining 3.2% from the previous year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
His lawyer, Bradley Hertz, attempted to argue that legislators, when crafting laws protecting ballots, meant different rules to apply to investigations of elections preceding formal prosecutions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
In the 10 months preceding the war, Iran's trade with the UAE totalled $21 billion according to official Iranian figures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
In other words, the new fossil helps us understand a phase preceding the rise of dinosaurs and crocodiles, when their close relatives were still experimenting with different body shapes, postures, and modes of locomotion.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
All the preceding night and day, I had been in a sort of daze, brought on by the abrupt change in my circumstances.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
Vocabulary lists containing preceding
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