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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The United States president arrived hat in hand, seeking money and promises from China’s latter-day emperor, Xi Jinping.
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
This latter-day diner is true to the genre, down to its Formica, chrome and gum-cracking soul, with breakfast understood as the apotheosis of the day and the almost supernaturally fluffy pancakes, anointed in syrup and salted honey-maple butter, available until closing time.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Even brand-name billionaire developer Rick Caruso’s $100 million-plus campaign war chest and spin on latter-day Rockefeller Republicanism couldn’t win him the mayoralty last go-around.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
Returning to the guitars that characterized the band’s earliest work without renouncing their latter-day synths, MacFarlane gives Graham’s ruminations an urgent tenderness.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
This latter-day diner is true to the genre, down to its Formica, chrome and gum-cracking soul, with breakfast understood as the apotheosis of the day and the almost supernaturally fluffy pancakes, anointed in syrup and salted honey-maple butter, available until closing time.
—Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Even brand-name billionaire developer Rick Caruso’s $100 million-plus campaign war chest and spin on latter-day Rockefeller Republicanism couldn’t win him the mayoralty last go-around.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2026
Returning to the guitars that characterized the band’s earliest work without renouncing their latter-day synths, MacFarlane gives Graham’s ruminations an urgent tenderness.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Latter-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latter-day. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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