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Recent Examples of Johnny-come-lately
Sure those who spent the most and who’ve stayed the longest ought to receive more compensation than the Johnny-come-lately’s to the smarthome party?
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Charles Radclyffe, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Johnny-come-lately botnet sets a new record At 30,000 devices, the Eleven11bot was already exceptionally large (although some botnets exceed well over 100,000 devices).
—Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
The Hood proudly stands as an outlier, no Johnny-come-lately to contemporary Native art.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Charles Radclyffe, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Johnny-come-lately botnet sets a new record At 30,000 devices, the Eleven11bot was already exceptionally large (although some botnets exceed well over 100,000 devices).
—Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
The Hood proudly stands as an outlier, no Johnny-come-lately to contemporary Native art.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Johnny-come-lately
Noun
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The next two years saw the opening of imitators such as Pace, BJ’s, and Sam’s Club.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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The oud that launched a thousand imitators, and still outclasses them all.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Striking these partnerships often requires that a creator have millions of followers, and produce longer-form content with high production value.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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An official at the Attorney General's office confirmed to Newsweek that the X account, which has 36 followers and has tweeted 577 times was linked to Ray.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Johnny-come-lately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Johnny-come-lately. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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