DELINQUENTLY Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

delinquently

adverb

as in later

after the due, usual, or proper time he always paid his bills, but usually delinquently

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A couple years later, on the verge of being demolished and replaced by several new McMansions, fund manager and seasonal Watch Hill resident Charles Royce stepped in to salvage its history.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
The team has dipped to a losing record for the first time all season since Week 1 and now has allowed the 3-4 Falcons a direct path to sole ownership of the NFC South later this weekend.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

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Cocoa prices have dropped in the last year, but relief is coming too late to help prices for this Halloween, said David Branch, sector manager at Wells Fargo Agri-Food Institute.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
The Wizards did cut the lead to 3 points late, but free throws and rebounding ultimately clinched the win for Charlotte, who improved to 3-1 on the season.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026

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More efficient micro-LED transmitters could eventually help data centers increase communication speeds without relying exclusively on power-hungry lasers.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
That eventually led to a call in which the cinematographer offered to shoot the film and connected him with a producer, who began approaching financiers.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026

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