LATTER-DAY Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

latter-day

adjective

Definition of latter-day

as in recent

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Recent Examples of latter-day Other scholars, however, downplay the book’s diablerie, viewing the Pequod’s captain instead as an admirably heroic overreacher or a latter-day Prometheus facing down the gods, fate, the uncaring universe. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 While Barneys became an industry icon, a combination of over-expansion, high rents, ownership changes, two bankruptcies, and a failure by latter-day management to heal the wounds, led to its total shutdown in 2020. — David Moin, Footwear News, 11 June 2026 Gallner admits that his latter-day stretch of independent opportunities haven’t come easy either. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026 Dungeon makes wise use of Watt, a pop and rock Swiss Army Knife who’s increasingly in demand among rock octogenarians after his work on latter-day resurgences and returns to form for Iggy Pop, Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam, and Elton John. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for latter-day

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The incidence of colorectal cancer in particular has increased among younger people in recent years, other studies have found.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
OpenAI’s recent proof, for instance, has yet to receive verification from the wider mathematical community.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of recent

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Cheng Xin | Getty Images China's consumer and wholesale inflation rebounded in August, as higher global commodity costs and surging high-tech demand cushioned persistently tepid domestic consumption.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
The Villas of Almaden is spending $100,000 to replace turf around 180 homes with water-efficient landscaping and upgrading its irrigation system, which dates back to the 1980s, to a high-tech system with weather sensors.

— Paul Rogers, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of high-tech

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But in some ways, all those previous games were a drumroll leading up to this one — Super Bowl LXI, in a futuristic $5-billion stadium, absent the lingering restrictions of a pandemic.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The head of the company, Elon Musk, kicked off the Cybercab service in Austin on Thursday with fanfare, sending dozens of the futuristic taxis onto city streets and holding a launch event for invitees.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

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