as in ensuing
being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else
I'll do the first problem as an example, but all subsequent efforts must be done on your own
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Jose Alvarado spent the first four-and-a-half seasons of his NBA career with the New Orleans Pelicans before joining the Knicks in a series of trades that sent Guerschon Yabusele to the Chicago Bulls before netting the Puerto Rican Brooklyn native in a subsequent deal with the Pelicans.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
The Sharks did a much better job of limiting turnovers in subsequent wins over the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
The building is gone now, torn down during the street’s subsequent redevelopment.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
The conviction capped a yearslong process that included investigations by New York authorities and a pursuit for justice by Monica's family, who accused Baldner of acting recklessly during a routine traffic stop and subsequent deadly chase.
—Mike Randall, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
The Sharks did a much better job of limiting turnovers in subsequent wins over the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
The building is gone now, torn down during the street’s subsequent redevelopment.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
The conviction capped a yearslong process that included investigations by New York authorities and a pursuit for justice by Monica's family, who accused Baldner of acting recklessly during a routine traffic stop and subsequent deadly chase.
—Mike Randall, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsequent
later
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The later games of the girls basketball state tournament on Tuesday was focused on the smaller schools after the big schools played in the morning and early afternoon.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
12 Mar. 2026
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Pickett’s one-year deal doesn’t preclude the Panthers from taking another quarterback in the later rounds of the draft.—
Mike Kaye
March 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Subsequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsequent. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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