Compelled
Preceded and compelled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preceded" instead a verb "Compelled".
Nearby Words: compel, compelling
Both words in one sentence
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Elisabeth uses this trope with aplomb in the Act I number "Alle Fragen sind gestellt", which also counts as Mood Whiplash from the tender love song that preceded it and Soundtrack Dissonance (a compelled-sounding choral piece predicting the singers' eventual doom at the heroine's wedding).
Source: Ominous Pipe Organ -
Tiffany, unfortunately, feels compelled to step in and join the dance, attracting the attention of the titular Wintersmith, the embodiment of Winter itself, in the process.This is the only Discworld novel to have its own soundtrack, produced by English folk band Steeleye Span.Preceded by Thud!
Source: Discworld / Wintersmith
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