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Recent Examples of Johnny-come-lately
Here are impressions of the game from a Johnny-come-lately.
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Michel A. Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2026
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?
—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
Michel A. Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2026
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?
—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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This cheesecake imitator is delicious topped with fresh strawberries, but other fruits can be substituted, such as pineapple or peaches.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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Swimbaits, stick baits, creature baits, crawfish imitators, and big ribbontail worms will all catch fish on a Texas rig.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the administration is ratcheting up its attacks on the very environmental protections that MAHA followers hold dear.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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They are also filled with apocalyptic premonitions that make sense only in a first-century context, when Jesus was credibly thought by his followers to soon be on his way back home, ready to take believers up to Heaven, or the moon, with him.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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