latter-day

Definition of latter-daynext

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Recent Examples of latter-day 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 Everything leads us to believe that Veska and Iliya will duke it out or that Said will ride in to save the day, like a latter-day Shane. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 May 2026 In the past couple of decades, however, Czernowin has deëmphasized the frantic gesturing that characterizes so much latter-day modernism. Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for latter-day
Recent Examples of Synonyms for latter-day
Adjective
  • On a recent day, about 90 cases were scheduled with Immigration Judge Delia Gonzalez.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But a recent investigation into our recipe archives turned up one dessert from 1969 that was quite peculiar—Pixie Pie.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Still, that these high-tech systems exist at all provides a level of ease unimaginable to the emergency responders fighting the Big Burn more than a century ago.
    K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 20 July 2026
  • Because Imax cameras are loud, cumbersome and expensive, most movies that use Imax only utilize the company’s high-tech devices for certain action sequences.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 20 July 2026
Adjective
  • The as-yet untitled series adaptation is said to blend futuristic science with mystical lore.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 July 2026
  • The series adaptation will blend futuristic science with mystical lore, delivering on the heart-pounding suspense and international intrigue that has made the Langdon stories a global phenomenon.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026

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“Latter-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latter-day. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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