Preceding
Preceding adjective - Going before another in time or order.
Usage example: had not eaten since the preceding day
Succeeding is an antonym for preceding.
Succeeding
Succeeding adjective - Being the one that comes immediately after another.
Usage example: the couple purchased some land, and in the course of the succeeding year built a house on it
Both words in one sentence
- Alternate Continuity: From the cartoons preceding and succeeding it.
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In a grand subversion of preceding and succeeding formula, all routes, no matter what you do, has you fight him.
Source: Franchise / Shin Megami Tensei -
The Aristocats, as both movies preceding and succeeding have antagonists who are far more threatening.
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