Johnny-come-latelies

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Johnny-come-latelies
Noun
  • Could Lightfighter – and the imitators likely to follow – even raise interest in track riding, in a world where modern sportbike performance long ago outpaced what could be exploited prudently on public roads?
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In several other 2025 cases, ICE agent imitators have been seeking social media clout or making a political point.
    Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Kurt Caz, a white South African social-media star with millions of followers across platforms, first gained popularity through filming his defiant tours of dangerous neighborhoods in countries such as Venezuela and Kenya.
    T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
  • As the leader of some 50 million Catholic followers in the United States, the Pope is perhaps the second-most influential American in the world.
    Connor Greene, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Johnny-come-latelies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Johnny-come-latelies. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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