as in latest
following all others of the same kind in order or time
the multiplex was showing a comedy and a horror film, and we decided that the latter would be more fun to watch
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Recent Examples of latter
Those latter two studies are actually what most interest some in the health policy realm.
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
That latter factor isn’t likely to fade with time as Candidate Pritzker hits the trail and routinely criticizes the president and his administration.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
The film will be produced by Kevin Walsh’s The Walsh Company, Gotham Chopra’s Religion of Sports, Ryan Stowell, and NFL icon Tom Brady, latter of whom hatched Religion of Sports with Chopra and another gridiron great, Michael Strahan.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 June 2025
That latter threat is why the Fed has been hesitant to cut rates this year after lowering them through the end of last year.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
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Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
That latter factor isn’t likely to fade with time as Candidate Pritzker hits the trail and routinely criticizes the president and his administration.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 July 2025
The film will be produced by Kevin Walsh’s The Walsh Company, Gotham Chopra’s Religion of Sports, Ryan Stowell, and NFL icon Tom Brady, latter of whom hatched Religion of Sports with Chopra and another gridiron great, Michael Strahan.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 June 2025
That latter threat is why the Fed has been hesitant to cut rates this year after lowering them through the end of last year.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latter
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.—
Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Feb. 2023
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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The first payments from Canada's digital services tax, which was enacted last year and applies retroactively to 2022, were initially set to be collected Monday.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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Johnson’s concerns are rooted in efforts last decade by healthcare advocates to have Blue Shield declared a charitable organization and to dig into its assets to improve patient care as a condition of its approval to acquire Care1st.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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As most readers already know, the Beatles’ final U.S. tour closed the door on touring altogether.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Few Republicans appeared fully satisfied as the final package emerged, in either the House or the Senate.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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“Latter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latter. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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