preexist
verb
pre·ex·ist
| \ ˌprē-ig-ˈzist
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preexisted;
preexisting;
preexists
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Synonyms & Antonyms for preexist
Synonyms
antecede, antedate, forego, precede, predate
Antonyms
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Examples of preexist in a Sentence
an advanced Mesoamerican civilization whose apex and collapse preexisted the arrival of Europeans by hundreds of years
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Studies show that people with preexisting psychiatric disorders are more likely to develop Parkinson’s — or have a functional disorder with similar symptoms. — David Armstrong, ProPublica, "In Men, It’s Parkinson’s. In Women, It’s Hysteria.," 23 Aug. 2019 Deputies arrested Halling on preexisting warrants from Multnomah County for parole and probation violations, plus new charges for allegedly shooting the Washington County deputies. — Hillary Borrud | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, "Man suspected of shooting Washington County deputies booked into jail," 23 Aug. 2019 The preferred alternative would allow farmers to raise pigs, chickens, sheep and goats, board horses, grow non-irrigated row crops like rye grass or oats, and make cheese in preexisting buildings in the ranch core areas. — Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "New Point Reyes management plan riles up environmentalists — comment sought," 8 Aug. 2019 There is a court case working through the system that's going to gut the Affordable Care Act and actually gut protections on preexisting conditions. — NBC News, "Democratic debate transcript: July 31, 2019," 1 Aug. 2019 Access to care for people with preexisting chronic conditions has seriously deteriorated. — Marie Fishpaw, National Review, "A Health Plan for President Trump," 1 Aug. 2019 Of the remaining 50 percent, the majority occurred in people with a preexisting renal problem. — Starre Vartan, Scientific American, "AI Can Predict Kidney Failure Days in Advance," 31 July 2019 But without a credible alternative to replace the ACA protection for preexisting conditions, the ad amounted to manipulative treacle. — Alexander Zaitchik, The New Republic, "Is Josh Hawley For Real?," 25 July 2019 And Republicans are backing a lawsuit to overturn Obamacare’s protections for preexisting conditions. — Tara Golshan, Vox, "The surprising thing about older voters: they’re moving more to the left," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'preexist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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