LATTERLY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

latterly

adverb

ˈla-tər-lē

Definition of latterly

as in later

following in time or place he had been a teacher, a librarian, and some years latterly, a novelist

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Recent Examples of latterly Hammack spent much of her career on Wall Street with Goldman Sachs, latterly serving as co-head of the global financing group and a member of the management committee—and as such still keeps a close eye on financial markets as a barometer of the economy’s health. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025 The move initially attracted press attention and, latterly, that of Her Majesty’s Customs and Excise officers. — Peter Carline, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025 Rooney was an elderly columnist, too, latterly in the news for saying the sorts of things a decaying old coot would say. — Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025 Five years later he was hired by Leland Stanford, then the president of the Central Pacific Railroad, formerly the governor of California and latterly the founder of the eponymous university in Palo Alto. — IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2019 See All Example Sentences for latterly

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Six days later, Israel held Gaza, the West Bank, Sinai, and the Golan.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
The series opens from the police perspective, but later the story rewinds and is told through the eyes of the robbers and and their hostages inside the bank.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of later

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OutKick did not get an opportunity to ask why those preparations needed to happen during the anthem rather than before or afterward.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
What is to come afterwards is when their world is on fire as the fierce Battle Of Okinawa Island takes them , and us, back to sad reality.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of afterward

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Shortly thereafter Russell O’Brien (Tanner’s husband) and Rachael Oldfield (Matthew’s wife) see a man near the McCanns’ apartment.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
American Airlines flight 339 departed shortly thereafter and reached Georgetown, an airline spokesperson told the Herald.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

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