as in previous
going before another in time or order
had not eaten since the preceding day
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as in predating
to go or come before in time
there are two speeches which will precede yours
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Recent Examples of preceding
Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
The accolades, as well as the president's preceding remarks, came exactly two years after the riot, which saw a number of former President Donald Trump's supporters storm the U.S. Capitol in an effort the overturn the 2020 election.
—Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 6 Jan. 2023
Lincecum had sneaked by Madison Bumgarner to advance in the preceding round, garnering 51% of the votes.
—John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 5 Apr. 2020
Annual inflation has been just 1.8% on average, down from about 3.5% during the preceding 20 years and 4.5% in the two decades before that.
—The Economist, 13 Feb. 2020
But the train whirred, caught and deposited us at the preceding station.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2020
And/or the headings are continuations of the last sentence of the preceding section:
But first, before Franz got back,
THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG
came round.
—Ben Lerner, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
The preceding fortnight offered a new round of action, though.
—Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, 23 June 2019
United Nations officials confirmed that there had been shelling in eastern Ghouta on Tuesday morning, and said there were also reports of shelling toward Damascus during the preceding night, before the cease-fire was to begin.
—Nada Homsi and Richard PÉrez-PeÑa, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2018
Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Aqua, slated to launch in March, is 10% bigger than its predecessors in the line’s Prima Class, and will accommodate around 3,600 passengers at double occupancy (though still smaller than the preceding Breakaway Plus Class).
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
In other words, to blather on about how unremarkable iPhone 16 is compared to the one immediately preceding it completely misses the forest for the trees.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The King was joined by wife Queen Camilla, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh and the Duke of Kent at a reception preceding the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Both new and total cases of anxiety without depression increased significantly more in the COVID years than in the ones preceding it, the researchers found.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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During the preceding month, the platform was profiting off political ads from at least three of the lawmakers who signed the letter: Goldman, Schiff and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.).
—Aaron Schaffer, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
The accolades, as well as the president's preceding remarks, came exactly two years after the riot, which saw a number of former President Donald Trump's supporters storm the U.S. Capitol in an effort the overturn the 2020 election.
—Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 6 Jan. 2023
Lincecum had sneaked by Madison Bumgarner to advance in the preceding round, garnering 51% of the votes.
—John Shea, SFChronicle.com, 5 Apr. 2020
Annual inflation has been just 1.8% on average, down from about 3.5% during the preceding 20 years and 4.5% in the two decades before that.
—The Economist, 13 Feb. 2020
But the train whirred, caught and deposited us at the preceding station.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2020
And/or the headings are continuations of the last sentence of the preceding section:
But first, before Franz got back,
THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG
came round.
—Ben Lerner, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
The preceding fortnight offered a new round of action, though.
—Jimmy Vielkind, WSJ, 23 June 2019
United Nations officials confirmed that there had been shelling in eastern Ghouta on Tuesday morning, and said there were also reports of shelling toward Damascus during the preceding night, before the cease-fire was to begin.
—Nada Homsi and Richard PÉrez-PeÑa, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2018
Verb
Early in-person voting was subsequently passed into law beginning with the 2022 primary election, as any qualified voter may now cast a no-excuse in-person ballot on the Thursday, Friday or Saturday immediately preceding the day of an election.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Aqua, slated to launch in March, is 10% bigger than its predecessors in the line’s Prima Class, and will accommodate around 3,600 passengers at double occupancy (though still smaller than the preceding Breakaway Plus Class).
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
In other words, to blather on about how unremarkable iPhone 16 is compared to the one immediately preceding it completely misses the forest for the trees.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The King was joined by wife Queen Camilla, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh and the Duke of Kent at a reception preceding the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Both new and total cases of anxiety without depression increased significantly more in the COVID years than in the ones preceding it, the researchers found.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
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