Sinonim case in point

English Thesaurus

1. an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	example, illustration, instance, representative,
definition	:	an item of information that is typical of a class or group (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, precede, predate,
definition	:	be earlier in time; go back further (verb.stative)

derivation	:	antecede, antedate, forego, forgo, precede, predate,
definition	:	be earlier in time; go back further (verb.stative)