Come after
Come after verb - Be the successor (of).
Precede
Precede verb - Be earlier in time; go back further.
Usage example: Stone tools precede bronze tools
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Synonyms for Precede
Come after is an antonym for precede.
Both terms in one sentence
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Body counts go way up compared to many of the episodes which precede and come after them.
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