Cause and Precede

Cause

Cause verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Precede and cause are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precede" instead a verb "Cause".

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

Precede verb - To go or come before in time.

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Cause and precede are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a verb "Precede".

Nearby Words: precedent, preceding, precedence

fear	cause fear	precede fear
effect	cause effect	precede effect
game	cause game	precede game
disaster	cause disaster	precede disaster
Other words: collapse, explosion, events.

In the case of seizures, the biochemical reactions that precede them cause a subtle shift in the person's scent, and other things like heart rate.

Source: Evil-Detecting Dog
Normal random encounters cause the flight in progress to freeze in place when the fade occurs; cutscenes which precede a boss fight continue moving as the fade occurs.

Source: Fight Woosh
Other times, beings who are literally outside of time will experience time non-linearly, seeing effect precede cause and move laterally to create parallel timelines.

Source: Time Dissonance

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