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
The heartbreak and breakup that follows ends up being only table-setting for the film’s latter half.
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Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
The race started to thin out in the hilly latter stages, eventually leaving only Lokedi and Obiri to battle for the victory.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Those latter spots are the Chef’s Counter at MAASS in Fort Lauderdale and Konro in West Palm Beach.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
That latter news will irk some fans who were hoping that the price of the racing game would go down.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 25 Apr. 2025
The race started to thin out in the hilly latter stages, eventually leaving only Lokedi and Obiri to battle for the victory.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
Those latter spots are the Chef’s Counter at MAASS in Fort Lauderdale and Konro in West Palm Beach.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
That latter news will irk some fans who were hoping that the price of the racing game would go down.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 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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McIntire was arrested in Massachusetts last month and faces federal charges in Missouri for allegedly using a homemade incendiary device to ignite the two electric vehicles on March 17.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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The company's Groom's Cake ice cream flavor won its Great Scoop Revival Flavor Tournament last year and will be available in stores beginning May 1, the ice cream maker said in a news release.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Today’s sentence is the culmination of justice, but this is not the final chapter of Kyhara’s life story.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Yorktown's final resting place wasn't discovered until a 1998 expedition found it about 1,000 miles northwest of Honolulu.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Latter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latter. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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