Johnny-come-latelies

variants or Johnnies-come-lately
plural of Johnny-come-lately

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Noun
  • Their clothes inspired imitators.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • One of the more direct imitators of the SpaceX model is Blue Origin.
    David Szondy May 31, New Atlas, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Ronaldo has 665 million followers on Instagram, more than any other human, twice as many as Taylor Swift (273 million) or more than Swift and Beyonce (300 million) combined.
    Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
  • To fair success, from the looks of her 60k+ followers.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
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“Johnny-come-latelies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Johnny-come-latelies. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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