preexisting
adjective
pre·ex·ist·ing
ˌprē-ig-ˈzi-stiŋ 
: existing at an earlier time
a preexisting medical condition
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The doctored image is based on a preexisting popular photo of a young boy wearing a monkey costume while using an iPad in an Apple Store, which became popularized on the internet in the early 2010s.
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Most did not have the option of doing their jobs from home and were more likely to suffer from preexisting conditions, such as obesity.
—Luis Alberto Moreno, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
The law expanded Medicaid eligibility, mandated that Americans purchase or otherwise obtain health insurance, and prohibited insurance companies from denying coverage due to preexisting conditions, among other provisions.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
Citing those two examples is telling: Both are based on existing Disney IP, only emphasizing that the company has become overly reliant on adapting preexisting material, rather than generating new and fresh ideas.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Most did not have the option of doing their jobs from home and were more likely to suffer from preexisting conditions, such as obesity.
—Luis Alberto Moreno, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
The law expanded Medicaid eligibility, mandated that Americans purchase or otherwise obtain health insurance, and prohibited insurance companies from denying coverage due to preexisting conditions, among other provisions.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
Citing those two examples is telling: Both are based on existing Disney IP, only emphasizing that the company has become overly reliant on adapting preexisting material, rather than generating new and fresh ideas.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for preexisting
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preexisting
adjective
pre·ex·ist·ing
ˌprē-ig-ˈzi-stiŋ
variants
or pre-existing
: existing or present earlier or before a certain point of time
In 1990, over 60 percent of group health insurance plans contained exclusions of coverage for preexisting conditions, signifying the denial of benefits for any illness present at the time the insurance is obtained.—Thomas Bodenheimer, in The New England Journal of Medicine
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