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as in causes
someone or something responsible for a result
what are the antecedents of the American Revolutionary War?
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as in forerunners
something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
the typewriter is the antecedent of the computer keyboard
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Recent Examples of antecedents
But what sets the West apart from all its historical antecedents and modern counterparts is precisely its trial-and-error democracies, protected by politically and economically inclusive institutions.
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Vuk Vukovic, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
The results said much about the foundational beliefs that serve as antecedents to their voting proclivities.
—Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Vuk Vukovic, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
The results said much about the foundational beliefs that serve as antecedents to their voting proclivities.
—Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Dispelling myths about social determinants of health is important for better addressing the overall well-being of employees and employers.Sean Fogarty, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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These are often referred to as social determinants of health (SDOH).Sean Fogarty, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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These groups, known as the Clovis people, entered the continent around 13,000 years ago and became the ancestors of Indigenous Americans.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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This behavior would’ve baffled our ancestors.Matt Fuchs, TIME, 9 Dec. 2024
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The alien symbiote trilogy, led by Tom Hardy, has proven itself critic-proof and commercially successful, although the third and final movie didn’t live up to the box off heights of its predecessors.Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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This figure surpasses deportations under both Obama's predecessors and successors, according to data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Migration Policy Institute data reviewed by Newsweek.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Antecedents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antecedents. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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