- plural of predecessor.
predecessors
Example Sentences
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Most of Gen. Munir’s predecessors were alumni of the prestigious Pakistan Military Academy near Abbottabad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Powell’s era was characterized by higher volatility after press conferences, compared with those of predecessors Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Gen Zers are generally not the biggest creatures of the night and studies show they drink much less than their predecessors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Subsequent qualifications have been the legacy of Euro 2016, while future ambitions are proof of a desire to ensure generations to come continue to build on the foundations laid by their predecessors.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Even Newton, though, relied on his immediate predecessors, in particular Galileo Galilei and René Descartes, and in that sense his contributions followed naturally from what went before.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
