POSTDATED Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

postdated

verb

past tense of postdate

as in followed

to come after in time the inscription at the base actually postdates the statue itself by a number of years

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The new agreement says the Travelers would pay $150,000 per year in rent over the first five years of the contract, followed by a hike every five years of either 4% or the increase in the Consumer Price Index, whichever is less.

— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 6 Aug. 2026
Iván Herrera followed with an RBI double off of a Warren sinker, also to deep center field.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

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