- present participle of precede.
preceding
Example Sentences
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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
The British energy giant’s second-quarter adjusted earnings—a closely watched metric that strips out certain commodity price adjustments and one-time charges—rose to $9.84 billion from the $6.915 billion it reported for the preceding quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Abatzoglou hypothesized the region’s link between wildfires and soil moisture could cause the mitigating effects of the preceding El Niño to linger longer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Although I was only slightly acquainted with Boukreev, I’d come to know and like Harris well during the preceding six weeks.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing preceding
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