as in later
after the due, usual, or proper time
she belatedly realized that it had been her friend's birthday the day before
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Prospects for a peace deal returned to the fore this week after President Trump held separate phone calls with both Putin and, later, Zelenskyy.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2025 -
OpenAI started life in 2015 as a nonprofit entity before later adopting a hybrid model in 2019, consisting of a nonprofit and a for-profit subsidiary.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
15 Feb. 2025
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Larson received a waiver last year after flying into Concord on a helicopter late as rain had impacted both of the prestigious races.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2025
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Weekly cases peaked at 577 late last year, before plummeting to less than 200 over the New Year's holiday.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The dating franchise has inspired other offshoots, including Bachelor Pad, which premiered in August 2010 and eventually evolved into Bachelor in Paradise in 2014; the spinoff has aired nine seasons.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
8 Feb. 2025
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But Manning has credentials that should gain him entry eventually.—
Dan Duggan,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Mix ¼ cup of cornstarch and 1 cup of cold water and slowly add it to the apples.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Gasoline demand is falling in California, albeit slowly, for two reasons: more efficient gasoline engines, and the increasing number of electric vehicles on the road.—
Russ Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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With their 2010 Super Bowl victory a one-off triumph, so far at least, and the team experiencing a fallow period since, their rise and fall is reminiscent of Leicester City, which in 2023 became only the second former Premier League champion to subsequently get relegated.—
Eduardo Tansley,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Honda, whose market value is roughly five times that of Nissan, subsequently proposed turning Nissan into a subsidiary through a share exchange.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Belatedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belatedly. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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