subsequently

adverb

sub·​se·​quent·​ly ˈsəb-si-ˌkwent-lē How to pronounce subsequently (audio)
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: at a later or subsequent time
comments that were subsequently shown to be inaccurate
By denying him a hearing beforehand, a jury subsequently ruled, prison officials had violated his right to due process.David Margol
If we go back in history, we come to artists who in their time were as fashionable and acclaimed as Warhol was in his time but who subsequently went through periods of total oblivion.Andre Emmerich

Examples of subsequently in a Sentence

subsequently found the missing glove
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He was taken to Aarhus University Hospital, where he was placed on a ventilator and subsequently diagnosed with an acute brain illness. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025 Greenland subsequently put action behind Nielsen’s words by forming a new government consisting of four of the five political parties in Greenland’s parliament. Pia Lauritzen, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025 He was subsequently diagnosed with a polymicrobial infection, which evolved to pneumonia in both lungs. Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025 Bill Murray reflected on the allegations and eventual $100,000 settlement that derailed and subsequently shuttered Disney’s Searchlight Pictures adaptation of Being Mortal back in 2022. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for subsequently

Word History

First Known Use

1537, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of subsequently was in 1537

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“Subsequently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsequently. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.

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