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
Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Years later, in 2016, Viren sets out to write a book that treats that period in her life as an allegory for the rise of fascism in the United States.
—Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
The London location performed so well F1 Arcade raised money at a $125 million valuation five months later.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Days later, police found her father, Ryan Kobayashi, dead in a parking lot near LAX on Nov. 24.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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Eight years later, earlier this year, the media behaved quite differently when Iran hacked the Trump campaign and some prominent newsrooms were approached with materials from Vice President JD Vance’s dossier.
—Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Years later, in 2016, Viren sets out to write a book that treats that period in her life as an allegory for the rise of fascism in the United States.
—Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
The London location performed so well F1 Arcade raised money at a $125 million valuation five months later.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Days later, police found her father, Ryan Kobayashi, dead in a parking lot near LAX on Nov. 24.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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The subsequent shift to a rival broadcaster for a multiple-episode series is a rare one.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Those subsequent talks with Reilly and Hauser have since put the fate of TV’s No. 1 series up in the air about whether the finale of season 5B — which airs this Sunday — would be the final installment of the season or the series at large.Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
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Parents typically receive 67 percent of their salary during the first six months, dropping to 50 percent afterward.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Though, some members of the special committee have hit back at Trump, saying the criminal conduct surrounding the riots was committed by Trump and his supporters, not those who investigated the incident afterward.Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
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First published in 2009, Cave’s novel is his second after And the Ass Saw the Angel (1989).Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
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Doctor's Lost Diamond Ring Found 100 Miles Away in a Pair of Scrubs That Went Through Wash: 'Little Miracle' The ting was the sound of Mack's ring rolling into a nearby sewer drain after suddenly flying off her finger.Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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That both were at least legally married was dicey enough—Slater would file for divorce that summer; Grande shortly thereafter—but Slater was also a new father, with a recent social-media record of a wife and newborn.Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
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Just a short time thereafter, a group of key employees were poached by a competitor.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/later. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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