latter-day
adjective
lat·ter-day
ˈla-tər-ˌdā 
1
: of present or recent times
latter-day prophets
2
: of a later or subsequent time
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Tell me another band ever in history that has made a latter-day album that good in their 80s, with that level of songwriting, that level of performance.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
These latter-day doges only see regulations as obstacles to righteous, plundering plutocrats.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, the film is directed by his longtime editor David Tedeschi, a crucial collaborator on his string of essential latter-day rock docs examining the work of Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and George Harrison.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
That spot, beneath a sturdy Mulberry tree, boasts a handsome bench and a waterproof journal in which visitors can pen their thoughts, like latter-day Thoreaus.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
These latter-day doges only see regulations as obstacles to righteous, plundering plutocrats.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, the film is directed by his longtime editor David Tedeschi, a crucial collaborator on his string of essential latter-day rock docs examining the work of Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and George Harrison.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
That spot, beneath a sturdy Mulberry tree, boasts a handsome bench and a waterproof journal in which visitors can pen their thoughts, like latter-day Thoreaus.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Latter-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latter-day. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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