LATTERLY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

latterly

adverb

ˈla-tər-lē

Definition of latterly

as in later

following in time or place he had been a teacher, a librarian, and some years latterly, a novelist

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Recent Examples of latterly Hammack spent much of her career on Wall Street with Goldman Sachs, latterly serving as co-head of the global financing group and a member of the management committee—and as such still keeps a close eye on financial markets as a barometer of the economy’s health. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025 The move initially attracted press attention and, latterly, that of Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise officers. — Peter Carline, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025 Rooney was an elderly columnist, too, latterly in the news for saying the sorts of things a decaying old coot would say. — Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025 Five years later he was hired by Leland Stanford, then the president of the Central Pacific Railroad, formerly the governor of California and latterly the founder of the eponymous university in Palo Alto. — IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2019 See All Example Sentences for latterly

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His research later expanded into flexible electronics, liquid metal electronics, microsupercapacitors, and lithium-ion batteries.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
What Coulter wants is the inverse, with the child taking the book unaccompanied and the parent free to learn of it later, or not.

— Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of later

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For years thereafter, the government insisted that nuclear fallout was safe, even as kids across the desert West started receiving leukemia diagnoses.

— Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors can renew that request every two years thereafter, McAdam said.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of thereafter

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About a quarter of the animals died either upon arrival or within days after, Jaros said.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Not long after, the teen got into a vehicle with Marcareno, made a U-turn and drove past the house, where Rodriguez Fernandez fired six shots from the passenger seat — striking and killing a woman, according to court records.

— Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026

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