Fight and Precede

Fight

Fight verb - To oppose (someone) in physical conflict.

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

Nearby Words: fighting, fighter

Precede verb - To go or come before in time.

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

Nearby Words: precedent, preceding, precedence

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
The pillars that precede the final Bowser fight depict a battle between Mario and Bowser, using their sprites from Super Mario Bros.

Source: Videogame / Super Mario 64
Even today, Somali pirates prefer to not have to fight and would rather have a reputation of ruthlessness precede them.

Source: Victory Through Intimidation

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