predate
Example Sentences
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The local museum in Barentsburg focuses on Russia’s centurieslong presence on the archipelago, which Moscow says predates even the European explorers credited with discovering the land in the late 16th century.
That timeframe predates the Great Oxidation Event by several hundred million years.
From Science Daily
And the message-board-born concept of a “lolcow,” a gullible user who can be goaded into making a fool of themselves on a regular basis, definitely predated the music video.
From Salon
The Dow might have all the unusual markings of an index that predates computers, cable news and even the existence of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
But Mr. Polito reserves all his negativity for the period that predates his study.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
