subsequent to

preposition

: at a time later or more recent than : since
subsequent to our discussion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The conversations that have happened subsequent to the Howard incident have only exposed how little the true meaning of sportsmanship is understood or discussed. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2022 Peter Brown in Through the Eye of a Needle outlines explicitly throughout the narrative why a Christian Roman Empire was only truly imaginable in the years after 370, nearly 50 years subsequent to the First Council of Nicea. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2013 Aguano has made recruiting the state a priority and has doubled down on that mission when asked subsequent to the press conference at which he was introduced as the interim coach. Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2022 The automaker said the issue was limited to circumstances where the chime was interrupted in the preceding drive cycle and the seat belt was not buckled subsequent to that interruption. Reuters, CNN, 3 Feb. 2022 Measuring educational quality this way supports using median graduate salaries five years after graduation, rather than employment rates at (and three months subsequent to) graduation. Robert Zafft, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021 And then, of course, the modification of the air and the climate and everything that's happened subsequent to fossil-fuel burning is encapsulated in those smokestacks. Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2021 Students will be responsible for all course content and assignments delivered during and subsequent to the negotiation period. David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2021 School pay does not include value of housing that Saban is receiving subsequent to purchase of his home by the Crimson Tide Foundation in 2013. Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2021 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1621, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of subsequent to was in 1621

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“Subsequent to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsequent%20to. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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