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Recent Examples of latecomer
Hulu is something of a latecomer to the stand-up game among the big streaming services.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
Related: Here are all the Love Island couples from all seasons who are still together
As a latecomer to the villa, Harrison disrupted existing relationships and dynamics.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 12 July 2024
Quibi’s foray into the short-content realm was akin to the latecomer at a party—not exactly crashing it, but certainly not the guest of honor.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
Forza Horizon 4 will be just over six years old when it’s pulled from digital stores, leaving only what’s left out there of physical Xbox copies in circulation for latecomers or preservationists to explore.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 25 June 2024
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024
Related: Here are all the Love Island couples from all seasons who are still together
As a latecomer to the villa, Harrison disrupted existing relationships and dynamics.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 12 July 2024
Quibi’s foray into the short-content realm was akin to the latecomer at a party—not exactly crashing it, but certainly not the guest of honor.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024
Forza Horizon 4 will be just over six years old when it’s pulled from digital stores, leaving only what’s left out there of physical Xbox copies in circulation for latecomers or preservationists to explore.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latecomer
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The main laggards were Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Eli Lilly and Co., each declining around 8%.Benzinga, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
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The time to act is now, as the gap between digital leaders and laggards continues to widen.Chetan Mathur, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Don’t wait for slowpokes to join in; follow your heart and make your dreams come true.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2024
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That said, not everyone agrees that letting the slowpokes who fumble with their bags in the overhead bins off first is more polite.NerdWallet, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
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Two classic examples are ginseng (an anti-inflammatory that can plump fine lines) and snail mucin (for hydration and antiaging).Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2024
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Ocean secrets The arms of an underwater robot helped uncover communities of giant tube worms and snails living in volcanic caves beneath warm vents in the Pacific Ocean.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
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For years, however, the face of the gigantic crawler eluded scientists—Arthropleura fossils discovered since the 1800s were often only remnants of headless exoskeletons left behind during molting.Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
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Previously, sites could distinguish between approving access to helpful bots that drive traffic, like search engine crawlers, and denying access to bad bots that try to take down sites or scrape sensitive or competitive data.Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Latecomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latecomer. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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