SUBSEQUENTLY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

subsequently

adverb

ˈsəb-si-ˌkwent-lē

Definition of subsequently

as in later

following in time or place subsequently found the missing glove

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Recent Examples of subsequently The Dolphins would subsequently release him at the end of the season. — Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Neon subsequently acquired the rights to the film and is planning a Christmas release and Oscar campaign. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026 Brown was subsequently arrested by the Middletown Police Department, discharged by the hospital and arraigned in Superior Court in Middletown on charges relating to the Middletown homicide. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026 Independent orbital tracking showed that these satellites subsequently both raised their orbits by a few hundred kilometers, a move typically associated with disposing of them into graveyard orbits above geostationary space. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for subsequently

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Less than four years later, GPTZero has more than 20 million registered users, $30 million in annual recurring revenue, and a new parent company.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Bethea was later identified as the driver following an investigation conducted by members of the New Haven Police Department Accident Reconstruction Team, court records show.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of later

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But the film business can be unforgiving — many companies operating when Bleecker launched, or founded shortly thereafter, such as Broad Green and Relativity, have closed shop.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
But a 2012 Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) action barred the platform from serving US customers—its most important user base—and Intrade shuttered soon thereafter.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of thereafter

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Samuel, or Samuil in Bulgarian, was a warrior emperor who battled the Byzantine Empire to expand his kingdom but was ultimately defeated and died shortly afterward in 1014.

— COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
For scientists, the harder question has been how oxygen stayed abundant for millions of years afterward — long enough, as ancient rocks suggest, to set the stage for the emergence of increasingly complex life.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of afterward

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Soon after, the driver — later identified as Coatie — and another passenger exit the car and stand by the trunk, the complaint states.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Lucky for them, the property hit the market soon after, and the pair were able to scoop it up.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026

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