Preceding
Preceding adjective - Going before another in time or order.
Usage example: had not eaten since the preceding day
Subsequent
Subsequent adjective - Being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else.
Usage example: I'll do the first problem as an example, but all subsequent efforts must be done on your own
Nearby Words: subsequently, subsequence
Both words in one sentence
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Great Offscreen War: The Braal-Imsk conflict during the five-year gap preceding the Giffen/Bierbaum run is only seen in flashback glimpses, but it casts a massive shadow over subsequent events.
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The final scene of the story is the first chronologically, and includes a revelation that casts new light on some of the preceding-subsequent events.
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A Good Compromise: Tyria Sark, a joined Trill, apparently equates Vorta reincarnation-by-cloning with Trill symbionts' ability to Body Surf (giving subsequent hosts the memories and some of the personality traits and tics of preceding ones).
Source: Language Equals Thought
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