LATTER-DAY Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

latter-day

adjective

Definition of latter-day

as in recent

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Recent Examples of latter-day Two additional latter-day members, Steve Ferrone and Scott Thurston, also appeared. — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026 At the end of the show, they’ll be joined by latter-day Heartbreakers Steve Ferrone and Scott Thurston. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026 The Wiener Werkstätte’s undue obscurity may have something to do with not only those epistolary expressions of skepticism by the founding fathers of the Frankfurt School, but also Hoffmann’s latter-day Nazism, which in this show goes unmentioned. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Below, a look at some of our favorite mythical runway looks for latter-day Penelopes and Athenas. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for latter-day

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By the time the city could provide information about Lloyd’s academic progress, year-round services and recent investment, closure was already on the table.

— Tim Lonergan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Florida’s recent move to empower public Higher Education Institutions, or HEIs, to authorize charter schools is another important step in prioritizing family agency in education over school attendance boundaries.

— Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

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South Korea makes both high-tech memory chips for AI accelerators and lower-tech chips present in most modern electronic systems.

— Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
The Nasdaq-style Star50 index, set up by Xi to help finance China’s high-tech transformation, has been one of the world’s worst- performing tech gauges this year.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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The decor is retro-futuristic, mainly white but for the dark wood paneling on one wall and the ceiling.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Alongside it was Anna Uddenberg’s 2026 sculpture White Noise (Soft Skills), featuring a life-size, faceless mannequin whose body is contorted by a futuristic interpretation of ergonomic office-style furniture contraptions.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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