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adjective

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Recent Examples of later
Adverb
Levi’s has over 50 stores in Canada with plans to open more later this year. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 27 June 2025 Phones that launch on Android 16 later this year, like the Pixel 10, will be the first to call out fake cell towers. ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025 An outdoor beach club — scheduled to open later this year — accompanies three pools, ten pickleball courts, and nine tennis courts. Olivia Cyrus, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025 This happened at around 2:00 a.m. Around 2.5 hours later, during a precautionary safety check at Representative Hortman's home, officers spotted the suspect walking out the front door. / Cbs News, CBS News, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for later
Recent Examples of Synonyms for later
Adjective
  • As enjoyable and satisfying as the subsequent back-to-back promotions from Leagues Two and One proved, neither could hold a candle to that glorious April evening when dreams came true in north Wales.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • This is nothing new: The change surrounding a presidential election and the subsequent transfer of power almost always makes business leaders nervous.
    Matt Kunkel, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Adverb
  • Make sure to run the water dispenser quite a few times afterward to get rid of all the vinegar in the lines.
    Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 June 2025
  • Practical Playbook For CTOs And CISOs • Start with a simple goal and get the victory right away: Focus on a key application, establish a secure pipeline for building, testing, and distributing code, add container scanning and policy checks, and review the outcomes afterward.
    Sai Sandeep Ogety, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Adverb
  • Soon after, settling into their new routine, Michelle caught a cold — the kind kids bring home from daycare or school.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 June 2025
  • Kyle made the move from Toronto to Edmonton after finishing school in 2019, and launched Kyle & Co soon after.
    Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Adverb
  • Billed as $1 every four weeks for your first year, then $8 every four weeks thereafter.
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • This means new customers can watch Jaws with Spielberg’s special intro and everything else the Sling Blue plan has to offer for $25.50 for the first month and $50.99 monthly thereafter.
    Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025

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“Later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/later. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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