as in afterwards
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
Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
La Russa won in 2021 and then watched things fall apart one year later, leading to Hahn’s firing in 2023.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Existing cardmembers should use them until Aug. 25, GM said, and can expect their new, replacement Barclays cards later this summer, along with activation instructions.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Another big front is expected later this week coming east from the Rocky Mountains, and that should stir up some interesting weather.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Adverb
The video, first reported by The Times, prompted a criminal investigation by the state attorney general’s office, which later charged 30 probation officers — including Brooks and Smyles — with allowing and encouraging fights among teens inside county juvenile halls.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025
La Russa won in 2021 and then watched things fall apart one year later, leading to Hahn’s firing in 2023.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
Existing cardmembers should use them until Aug. 25, GM said, and can expect their new, replacement Barclays cards later this summer, along with activation instructions.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Another big front is expected later this week coming east from the Rocky Mountains, and that should stir up some interesting weather.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for later
Adjective
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By the end of March, Moncler's shares had plummeted over 14%, and its subsequent first-quarter results in April confirmed a growth slowdown.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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Previous and subsequent cuts impacted properties like National Geographic, Pixar and the television channel Freeform.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
2 June 2025
Adverb
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Holmes followed Sale with an equally strong start Saturday — seven innings, six hits, one run — and afterward was asked about Sale’s mention the night before of how Holmes and Schwellenbach had helped in Sale’s turnaround.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
26 May 2025
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Trump had threatened big reciprocal tariffs on the EU and a host of countries in early April but paused all them, except for tariffs on China, shortly afterward.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Adverb
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This is not a money mystery, other than the puzzling rush to give Floridians tax breaks just as Florida is looking down the barrel of a possible $2.8 billion budget deficit next year and $6.9 billion the year after.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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Soon after, Yoon moved out from the presidential residency and into an apartment in the capital Seoul.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
Adverb
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Ramer’s study surveyed FARs and university presidents from around the country to identify best practices for the role, laying the foundation for the first Faculty Athletics Representative Handbook, which the NCAA released shortly thereafter.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 May 2025
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Harmony was placed in her father’s care shortly thereafter, despite his violent criminal history.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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“Later.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/later. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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