latter-day
adjective
lat·ter-day
ˈla-tər-ˌdā 
1
: of present or recent times
latter-day prophets
2
: of a later or subsequent time
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These latter-day doges only see regulations as obstacles to righteous, plundering plutocrats.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, the film is directed by his longtime editor David Tedeschi, a crucial collaborator on his string of essential latter-day rock docs examining the work of Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and George Harrison.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
That spot, beneath a sturdy Mulberry tree, boasts a handsome bench and a waterproof journal in which visitors can pen their thoughts, like latter-day Thoreaus.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
Cut to cast member James Austin Johnson, trading his usual Trump drag for a wicked impression of latter-day Dylan.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, the film is directed by his longtime editor David Tedeschi, a crucial collaborator on his string of essential latter-day rock docs examining the work of Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and George Harrison.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
That spot, beneath a sturdy Mulberry tree, boasts a handsome bench and a waterproof journal in which visitors can pen their thoughts, like latter-day Thoreaus.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2024
Cut to cast member James Austin Johnson, trading his usual Trump drag for a wicked impression of latter-day Dylan.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Latter-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latter-day. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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