subsequent

adjective sub·se·quent \ ˈsəb-si-kwənt , -sə-ˌkwent \

|Updated on: 10 Aug 2018

Examples: subsequent in a Sentence

Editor's Note: subsequent vs. consequent

Definition of subsequent

: following in time, order, or place

subsequent events

a subsequent clause in the treaty

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play \ˈsəb-si-ˌkwent-lē, -kwənt-\ adverb

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Examples of subsequent in a Sentence

Her subsequent account of her ordeal, "The Upstairs Room" (1972), was a young adult tour de force, winning a Newbery Honor and other awards. Compared with Anne Frank's "Diary of a Young Girl," it is sparer and sterner. —Leslie Garis, New York Times Book Review, 22 Feb. 2009
In the past, collectors would often hand over partial ownership of a painting—usually from 10% to 20%—and take a tax deduction for an equivalent percentage of the appraised value. The write-off on subsequent donations could rise each time the painting's value grew. Donors got a tax break, and museums got the art to exhibit for a period of time each year. Many such paintings were ultimately bequeathed to the museums. —Jeanne McDowell, Time, 20 Nov. 2006
In 1991, the Nurses' Health Study found that women receiving hormone therapy (estrogen and progestin) enjoyed a big (44 percent) reduction in the risk of coronary artery disease, and millions of women were encouraged to begin the therapy to counteract the effects of menopause. But in 2002, the Women's Health Initiative produced a radically different conclusion: Hormone therapy increases the risk of coronary events in post-menopausal women by 20 percent. A subsequent study confirmed that result. —Wilson Quarterly, Autumn 2005
The rate of population growth reached a peak in 1999 and declined in subsequent years.
Her work had a great influence on subsequent generations.
Subsequent studies confirmed their findings.
his arrest and subsequent conviction

Recent Examples of subsequent from the Web

In June, the Taliban accepted a three-day cease-fire over the Eid al-Fitr holiday that caps the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, a first for the group, but rejected a subsequent government call to extend it.

— rahim faiez, Fox News, "Peace in Afghanistan more elusive as Taliban shrug off talks," 11 July 2018
During the 2016 campaign, and in subsequent interviews, Trump repeatedly assured conservative voters that his nominees would scrap the 45-year-old Roe decision.

— robert costa, Washington Post, "Trump weighs top picks for Supreme Court amid last-minute maneuvering," 9 July 2018
Patients in the telemedicine group had roughly the same number of physician follow-ups (6.6% within 14 days) and subsequent ER visits (1.3%) as those who initially visited the doctor’s office in person (5.1% and 1.1%, respectively).

— clifton leaf, Fortune, "Why Hasn’t Telemedicine Taken Off? Hey, Blame This Guy.," 3 July 2018
The answer lies in Kardashian West’s subsequent interview with Johnson on Today.

— michael arceneaux, Essence.com, "Op-Ed: Kim Kardashian Did A Great Thing, But Was It For The Greater Good?," 18 June 2018
Another aide, Millan Hupp, confirmed Chmielewski's account in a subsequent committee interview.

— maegan vazquez, CNN, "House Dem accuses EPA of dodging public records requests," 11 June 2018
Many health care professionals believe that concussion patients don’t need or cannot benefit from subsequent visits and treatment.

— steve rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, "Concussion study by UCSF professor identifies ‘public health crisis’," 9 June 2018
Members will be admitted free once during the exhibition's run; after that, they will be charged $10 for subsequent visits.

— deborah martin, San Antonio Express-News, "The McNay Art Museum invites San Antonians to get ‘Immersed’," 6 June 2018
Nearly 12 years after the attack, and in subsequent interviews with the Journal and other publications, Mr. Williams said he had also been molested by the boyfriend of a friend’s mother.

— shibani mahtani, WSJ, "Profile of a School Shooter," 3 June 2018

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subsequent vs. consequent

The English language has many ways to indicate that something has come after another thing, but a number of these words have subtle differences that you may want to observe.

Something is subsequent if it follows something else in time, order, or place. Its meaning is very similar to that of following or later, but it has a more formal tone to it and may imply that something not only follows but in some way grows out of or is otherwise closely connected with what precedes it (“their courtship and subsequent marriage”).

Consequent may also be used of something that follows, but that does so explicitly as a result of something else (“I said an insensitive thing and the consequent argument lasted for days”).

There may be occasions when either subsequent or consequent would work ("her wounding and subsequent [or consequent] loss of blood"); your choice in such cases would depend upon whether you want to stress the order of events or the causal relationship between one event and another.

Origin and Etymology of subsequent

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin subsequent-, subsequens, present participle of subsequi to follow close, from sub- near + sequi to follow — more at sub-, sue

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