Precedent and Way

Precedent

Precedent noun - An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time.

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Way and precedent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Way" instead a noun "Precedent".

Way noun - A passage cleared for public vehicular travel.

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Precedent and way are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Precedent" instead a noun "Way".

known	known precedent	known way
good	good precedent	good way
clear	clear precedent	clear way
similar	similar precedent	similar way
Other adjectives: certain, obvious, entire, real, great, bad, horrible, new, possible.

Anything the current President does that is controversial is also described as "unprecedented", either in a good way or a bad way, even if there is precedent.

Source: Small Reference Pools / Real Life
He gave Kyoko a Hope Spot by saying that there is no precedent to such thing, and there might be a way which he does not know of.

Source: Talking the Monster to Death
In the same way a Mini-Boss can be placed halfway through the way to the whereabouts of a main boss, a mini-dungeon is a location accesible through the overworld that appears as a precedent to a main dungeon.

Source: Mini-Dungeon

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Way and Precedent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/precedent/way

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