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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John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats really captured his mystique for latter-day fans in his novella Master of Reality, written in the voice of an institutionalized teenage Sabbath fanatic.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2025
Ozzy Osbourne, a founding father of British heavy metal, a latter-day solo star and a new-millennium reality TV luminary, died Tuesday after a yearslong struggle with Parkinson’s disease.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 22 July 2025
But there were also a handful of real curveballs, including two songs from his 2003 rock opera Greendale, and two deeply obscure CSNY tunes from their latter-day reunion albums.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
In le Carré’s second novel, A Murder of Quality, Smiley plays the gentleman detective, investigating a boarding-school murder with the courage and tact of a latter-day Father Brown.
—Rav Grewal-Kök
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2025
Ozzy Osbourne, a founding father of British heavy metal, a latter-day solo star and a new-millennium reality TV luminary, died Tuesday after a yearslong struggle with Parkinson’s disease.
—Chris Morris, Variety, 22 July 2025
But there were also a handful of real curveballs, including two songs from his 2003 rock opera Greendale, and two deeply obscure CSNY tunes from their latter-day reunion albums.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025
In le Carré’s second novel, A Murder of Quality, Smiley plays the gentleman detective, investigating a boarding-school murder with the courage and tact of a latter-day Father Brown.
—Rav Grewal-Kök
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
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“Latter-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latter-day. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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