Fail and Precede

Fail

Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Precede verb - To go or come before in time.

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

Nearby Words: precedent, preceding, precedence

part	fail part	precede part
section	fail section	precede section
rest	fail rest	precede rest
moment	fail moment	precede moment
Other words: game, fight, battle, events.

MMO players, almost without fail, will adhere to mindset two - they will notice the streak of resists/misses/landed enemy attacks/what have you that killed or almost killed them, but never notice the long, long, long string of hits that precede it.

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