as in afterwards
following in time or place
we're going to go to the mall later on
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as in subsequent
being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else
the details of the plan will be filled in at a later date
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Recent Examples of later
Dayna Haffenden, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
But preliminary results from a separate report later in the morning underscored the issue.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Yonezawa has carte blanche, and her resulting artwork is to be unveiled some time later this year.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Fire is a natural and necessary part of California’s ecosystem, and suppressing it entirely only stokes bigger blazes later.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Adverb
Greenberg and Chung got engaged in December 2013 and tied the knot two years later in Santa Barbara, California.
—Dayna Haffenden, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
But preliminary results from a separate report later in the morning underscored the issue.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Yonezawa has carte blanche, and her resulting artwork is to be unveiled some time later this year.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Fire is a natural and necessary part of California’s ecosystem, and suppressing it entirely only stokes bigger blazes later.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for later
Adjective
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Its quick approval in the House and Senate and subsequent passage by President Joe Biden means that many of the details of how the law will be executed haven't been sorted, Weaver said.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Her subsequent search through the city’s underbelly, culminating in the discovery of Bram in the adult entertainment industry, becomes source material for Mira’s film – leading to unexpected consequences when past trauma and present reality collide.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Knicks also beat Milwaukee, 116-94, at the Garden in November, and afterward, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo bemoaned his team’s lack of effort.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Soon afterward, the bishops provided eighteen suggestions for possible members.Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Combs, Carter and an unnamed female celebrity allegedly entered the room soon after, according to her complaint.Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
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The couple first adopted Isabella in 1992 and later welcomed Connor into their family in 1995, shortly marrying after.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Most millennials entered the workforce at the height of the economic recession, which affected their earnings and many of their life choices thereafter.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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But the research for SoCalGas contained many of the same talking points as studies published by the restaurant association shortly thereafter.Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/later. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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