Caused and Preceded

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Preceded and caused are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preceded" instead a verb "Caused".

Nearby Words: cause, causation, causing, causer, causally

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Caused and preceded are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Caused" instead a verb "Preceded".

Nearby Word: preceding

The SPC version of the episode still has the scenes of Little Tokyo being rebuilt, so the tornado that preceded the comet heading towards the town must have caused some damage.

Source: Anime / Samurai Pizza Cats
In Blood+, Diva's rape of Riku is implied to have either directly caused his death (through the... fluid transference) or directly preceded her killing him by giving him her blood.

Source: Out with a Bang
The inciting incident of Night Watch is directly caused by the climax of Thief of Time, so these books are closely connected, despite being part of different "series."Preceded in the Death/Susan subseries by Hogfather.

Source: Discworld / Thief of Time

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