as in later
after the due, usual, or proper time
he always paid his bills, but usually delinquently
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Adverb
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La Russa won in 2021 and then watched things fall apart one year later, leading to Hahn’s firing in 2023.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025 -
The video, first reported by The Times, prompted a criminal investigation by the state attorney general’s office, which later charged 30 probation officers — including Brooks and Smyles — with allowing and encouraging fights among teens inside county juvenile halls.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
Adverb
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Masoud ended up picking her up two hours late for their dinner.—
Alexandra Hurtado,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Sure, Tyrese Haliburton nearly had a triple-double and Pascal Siakam scored 21 points and Myles Turner battled through illness to have a pair of huge blocks late in Indiana’s 116-107 victory Wednesday night, but McConnell and Mathurin were the story.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
Adverb
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This would be the first step in creating what the city calls the University Innovation District, meant to eventually host 20,000 students, 6,000 faculty and staff and lots of housing, with room for science and tech companies and restaurants.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Legal questions over status to be tested anew But many in American Samoa eventually soured on the idea, fearing that extending birthright citizenship would jeopardize its customs — including the territory’s communal land laws.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
Adverb
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The barge actually moves from right to left, while the trunks slowly open to reveal golden LV Monogram flowers.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
4 June 2025
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Compost releases nutrients slowly over time, feeding plants and beneficial soil microbes alike.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025
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“Delinquently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delinquently. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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