PREEXISTS Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

preexists

verb

present tense third-person singular of preexist

as in precedes

to go or come before in time an advanced Mesoamerican civilization whose apex and collapse preexisted the arrival of Europeans by hundreds of years

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Brand was snapped outside Southwark Crown Court around an hour early for his hearing, which precedes the main trial starting Monday October 12.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
The Dolphins return home Sunday to take on Cincinnati (2-2), in a game that precedes a bye week for both clubs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

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