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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Recent Examples of subsequent
Beginning in the 1980s, solar activity started decreasing overall, with each subsequent 11-year sunspot cycle seeing fewer sunspots, fewer flares and fewer coronal mass ejections.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The downward trend continued, and by September 2025, a subsequent preliminary revision indicated that the employment level in March 2025 was over 900,000 jobs lower than previously reported.
—Jeff Gapusan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The massive blast and subsequent landslides, flooding and ash cloud killed 57 people, caused more than $1 billion in damage and destroyed at least 200 homes, and was heard more than 200 miles away.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
But a three-year stint on the popular Nickelodeon variety series All That launched him to fame, leading to his own series, The Nick Cannon Show, and subsequent hosting gigs for shows like America's Got Talent and his current post at The Masked Singer.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The downward trend continued, and by September 2025, a subsequent preliminary revision indicated that the employment level in March 2025 was over 900,000 jobs lower than previously reported.
—Jeff Gapusan, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The massive blast and subsequent landslides, flooding and ash cloud killed 57 people, caused more than $1 billion in damage and destroyed at least 200 homes, and was heard more than 200 miles away.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
But a three-year stint on the popular Nickelodeon variety series All That launched him to fame, leading to his own series, The Nick Cannon Show, and subsequent hosting gigs for shows like America's Got Talent and his current post at The Masked Singer.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsequent
later
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For Donohue, a one-on-one discussion with Hunt and a later meeting with his constituents further complicated his decision.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Large weight swings or weight loss in later life aren’t just physical health risks, they’re tied to fast memory and cognitive decline, a new study has found.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Subsequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsequent. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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