- plural of precursor.
precursors
Example Sentences
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Directed by Henry Winkler and co-starring Lee Majors as Mountain Dan, it may be one of the earliest precursors to the Hallmark holiday-style movies.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Next, the Laestrygonians are clearly classical precursors of Norway’s Viking heirs, terrifying giants who, despite knocking out most of the Achaean team, are unable to secure victory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
“The use of the books at issue to train Claude and its precursors was exceedingly transformative and was a fair use,” Alsup noted in his earlier judgment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
These sedimentary rocks contain petroleum precursors that have spent millions of years deep underground.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
As for Chinese writing, first attested around 1300 B.C. but with possible earlier precursors, it too has unique local signs and some unique principles, and most scholars assume that it evolved independently.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
