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Adverb
The immediate jeopardy designation was later removed, according to the report. Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 21 July 2025 Measles symptoms Initial measles symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a characteristic rash that begins to develop a few days later. Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 9 July 2025 Still, the song has gotten off to a predictably strong start on streaming, topping both the Spotify Daily Top Songs USA chart and Apple Music’s real-time rankings, and still reigning on the latter four days later. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 9 July 2025 Five days later, the death toll keeps rising steadily as search and rescue teams, as well as volunteers, comb through the debris. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for later
Recent Examples of Synonyms for later
Adjective
  • Police in Scotland are making significant preparations in anticipation of the President’s visit and the subsequent protests set to take place.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 21 July 2025
  • The Duggars' journey began with their wedding on July 21, 1984, and the subsequent birth of their first child, Joshua Duggar, in 1988.
    Jane LaCroix, People.com, 21 July 2025
Adverb
  • Fellow outspoken wrestling legend and former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura called Hogan out soon afterward.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 July 2025
  • But he was arrested soon afterward and sent to Winson Green Prison, a century-old facility that looked like a medieval fortress.
    Jim Windolf, New York Times, 23 July 2025
Adverb
  • Soon after, a survey found a new gelatinous ball of fresh eggs near the microphone that recorded it.
    Nathan Rott, NPR, 19 July 2025
  • Soon after, Pramaggiore stepped down from her post as chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
    Jim Talamonti, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2025
Adverb
  • The streamer revealed on Tuesday that the series is set to premiere on Aug. 18, with episodes dropping weekly thereafter.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 15 July 2025
  • Shortly thereafter, the Dragon's four main chutes unfolded to slow the capsule's descent even further.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 July 2025

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