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
In subsequent decades, those group rituals became rarer as genres splintered and people’s tastes diversified.
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Jonathan Garrett, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
When asked by Variety about shooting subsequent seasons in Japan, Miyagawa expressed clear interest.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
The risks of injury and subsequent surgery can extend beyond a sporting context.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Assisting the Capitol Police in the recovery and subsequent on-going investigation are the Pendleton Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Agriculture-Office of Inspector General and the Indianapolis Zoo, police said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Jonathan Garrett, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
When asked by Variety about shooting subsequent seasons in Japan, Miyagawa expressed clear interest.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
The risks of injury and subsequent surgery can extend beyond a sporting context.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Assisting the Capitol Police in the recovery and subsequent on-going investigation are the Pendleton Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States Department of Agriculture-Office of Inspector General and the Indianapolis Zoo, police said.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subsequent
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By the 1970s, Colma's western edge attracted car dealerships and later big box stores, a rail transit station and apartments.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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The portrait of Depardieu that Ferrara gives is the last in Scene’s gallery of fellow addicts, beginning with the author’s immediate family and continuing with his later friends and collaborators, quite a few of whom come to unhappy ends.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Subsequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subsequent. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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