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: happening or coming after something else
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
—often + toevents subsequent to [=after] the war
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“Subsequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/subsequent. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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