as in latest
following all others of the same kind in order or time
the multiplex was showing a comedy and a horror film, and we decided that the latter would be more fun to watch
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Recent Examples of latter
There will be no latter day Robert Quarrels Marston, John Lombardi or Bernie Machen coming to rehabilitate UF’s reputation any time soon.
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Ron Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
That latter line refers to the fact that, up until just recently, Leikeli47 has always performed—both in videos and onstage—while wearing a mask or obscuring her face through other means.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 May 2025
Those latter skills use larger muscles for movements including waving your arm, walking or chewing.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Our own sun will experience this latter transformation in around six billion years after shedding most of its mass during a swollen red giant phase, eventually sputtering out as a smoldering stellar ember.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 June 2025
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Ron Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
That latter line refers to the fact that, up until just recently, Leikeli47 has always performed—both in videos and onstage—while wearing a mask or obscuring her face through other means.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 May 2025
Those latter skills use larger muscles for movements including waving your arm, walking or chewing.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 June 2025
Our own sun will experience this latter transformation in around six billion years after shedding most of its mass during a swollen red giant phase, eventually sputtering out as a smoldering stellar ember.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for latter
Adjective
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2023
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.—
Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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The first payments from Canada's digital services tax, which was enacted last year and applies retroactively to 2022, were initially set to be collected Monday.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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Johnson’s concerns are rooted in efforts last decade by healthcare advocates to have Blue Shield declared a charitable organization and to dig into its assets to improve patient care as a condition of its approval to acquire Care1st.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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The president gave the final order to strike to Hegseth on Saturday, a senior administration official told ABC News.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
22 June 2025
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The final tally fell at five, which meant almost half the class would be out sick.—
David Mack,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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“Latter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latter. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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