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Recent Examples of latecomer
But Noel was a latecomer to Oasis, and the story involving the others is of relevance.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 29 June 2025
The cycle of speculation has remained consistent: a meme coin goes viral, early adopters and insiders profit from the hype, and latecomers are often left holding worthless tokens after the inevitable crash.
—Chris Groshong, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
But Apple was largely considered to be a latecomer to consumer-facing artificial intelligence.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
Given that context, the new staging from director Jeremy Herrin also featuring Tim Hopper as the Old Man and Cliff Chamberlain as the whiplashed latecomer to the party, feels too tame.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 29 June 2025
The cycle of speculation has remained consistent: a meme coin goes viral, early adopters and insiders profit from the hype, and latecomers are often left holding worthless tokens after the inevitable crash.
—Chris Groshong, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
But Apple was largely considered to be a latecomer to consumer-facing artificial intelligence.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
Given that context, the new staging from director Jeremy Herrin also featuring Tim Hopper as the Old Man and Cliff Chamberlain as the whiplashed latecomer to the party, feels too tame.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latecomer
Noun
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One notable laggard, however, is Boeing .—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The gap between leaders and laggards is growing fast.—
Kevin Pierce,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Despite some stragglers, the big picture is of soaring demand for AI, but even with the vast sums being invested in European data centers, supply is still struggling to keep up.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Retired or not, the world’s greatest quarterback does not have the luxury to indulge in sequential action—one thing at a time is for slowpokes and losers.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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One group of 15 female rats, brighter in color than the rest, kept zooming past the others to make it into the houses first, making the rest of their furry colleagues look like slowpokes.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The bayous have become a popular breeding ground for intimidating apple snails from South America, which can reach 6 inches in width.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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The snail is two years old and the millipede is only a few months old.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Leading Internet companies and publishers—including Reddit, Yahoo, Quora, Medium, The Daily Beast, Fastly, and more—think there may finally be a solution to end AI crawlers hammering websites to scrape content without permission or compensation.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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This may yield additional, creepier, and crawler results.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Latecomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latecomer. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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