as in afterward
following in time or place
we're going to go to the mall later on
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as in subsequent
being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else
the details of the plan will be filled in at a later date
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Recent Examples of later
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Two days later, Petro agreed to speak with me in his office.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
The club’s giveaway schedule will be announced at a later date.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
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Adverb
Trump later appeared to soften his tone.
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Jeff Guzzetti, a former investigator for the FAA and NTSB, said earlier warnings were stronger than Boeing’s later guidance.
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Memes circulated afterward suggesting that Petro had caved to Trump, or that the two were newfound amigos.—
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The whole experience somehow got even more embarrassing when a group of women at the restaurant approached him afterwards.—
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Student counts leveled off at fewer than 30,000 in subsequent years.—
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Bad Bunny kicked things off in October, and subsequent episodes have been hosted by Amy Poehler, Sabrina Carpenter, Miles Teller, Nikki Glaser, Glen Powell, Melissa McCarthy and Josh O'Connor.—
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Just one year after, Hugo Chávez (Nicolás Maduro’s predecessor and political father) won the presidential elections of 1998– changing the course of the country.—
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Soon after, La Jolla philanthropist Dianne Bashor gave an undisclosed amount that enabled the parade to proceed.—
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Under the current merit-selection system, the governor chooses justices from among nominees recommended by a commission of lawyers and citizens; new justices stand for retention election after the first year and every eight years thereafter.—
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Byrne and Cannavale first met in 2012 and sparked dating rumors shortly thereafter.—
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“Later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/later. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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