as in later
after the due, usual, or proper time
she belatedly realized that it had been her friend's birthday the day before
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belatedly
Adverb
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The second phase of the plan is set to roll out later this year.—
Bonnie Bolden,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025 -
Police in Hamburg said a 58-year-old woman, who was later identified by the Guardian as Alexandra Fröhlich, a bestselling novelist, was found lifeless by her relatives on her houseboat on Tuesday morning.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Despite Miami being near the top of the Eastern Conference, and having Messi and Luis Suarez leading the attack, the team has had trouble scoring of late.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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Bondi signaled late last month that any criminal investigation into the matter was unlikely.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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For large portion of this year, Pope Francis resided at Rome's Gemelli University Hospital due to a litany of health issues, including bilateral pneumonia, before eventually succumbing to a stroke and irreversible heart failure.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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One among them was scoring on floaters, on step-back 3s, in the midrange and at the rim, a player who missed all but two games the season before with a confounding ankle injury that eventually required surgery.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Some experts warn that the shift could have long-term economic impacts for the U.S., especially if travelers have a positive experience in another destination and return there instead of to the U.S. Others believe that travel to the U.S. will slowly recover over time.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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Corsicana, Texas is slowly building buzz in the art world.—
Rima Suqi,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Crow subsequently underwent a lumpectomy in both breasts and seven weeks of radiation.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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But Abrego Garcia was subsequently granted withholding of removal to his home country of El Salvador.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Belatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belatedly. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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