Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for latecomers
Noun
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Get those ballots filled out, stragglers.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2026 -
The last few stragglers are set to report quarterly results this week.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
7 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The performance gap between fast learners and laggards is widening.—
Matthew C. Meade,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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There have been a few gaming laggards, including European publisher Ubisoft (down 44%) and accessory specialist Corsair (down 35%).—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Some frontline library staff have said the Rondo Library improvements could make safety concerns worse by moving bathrooms deeper into the structure, without addressing root concerns about fentanyl users, unattended youth and loiterers coming from the nearby Green Line station.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
27 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Generally, fungicides won’t effectively get rid of sooty mold, but sometimes horticultural oil sprays used to treat overwintering scale or crawlers can help to speed up its removal.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2026
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Those crawlers copy webpage content at scale, then AI companies filter and package it into training datasets, the vast repositories that LLMs learn from.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Its gritty texture helps repel pests like slugs and snails from your garden.—
Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano,
The Spruce,
25 Jan. 2026
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The snails have to breathe somehow.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Latecomers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latecomers. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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