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something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
the once-ubiquitous typewriter was the predecessor of today's electronic keyboard
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Most prefer to spend time cementing their legacies with new initiatives, rather than revisiting the work of their predecessors.
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James Broughel, Forbes, 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
Their sci-fi setting strayed far from the realistic roots of their predecessors and this alienated the adult audiences who turned up to watch the previous movies.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The car handily outsold its predecessors, as well as its competitors.
—Brett Berk, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Posen is perhaps just as much of a long shot as his predecessors.
—Cathleen Chen, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
But, as is its tendency, the show has a darker read than its predecessors.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
What Casey and his predecessors likely never expected was how misinformation—and even disinformation—could be employed to sway voters.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
James Broughel, Forbes, 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
Their sci-fi setting strayed far from the realistic roots of their predecessors and this alienated the adult audiences who turned up to watch the previous movies.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The car handily outsold its predecessors, as well as its competitors.
—Brett Berk, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Posen is perhaps just as much of a long shot as his predecessors.
—Cathleen Chen, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
But, as is its tendency, the show has a darker read than its predecessors.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
What Casey and his predecessors likely never expected was how misinformation—and even disinformation—could be employed to sway voters.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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