OF LATE Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

of late

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not long ago He has of late taken to knitting and crocheting.

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Recent Examples of of late Bay Staters answered a brutal heat wave and a shameful act of late-night vandalism with pure grit to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 4 July 2026 The La Playa Maya restaurants are owned by the family of late founder Lupe Ayala, a native of Pesqueria near Monterrey, Mexico. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026 Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, July 18, 2016. — Emma Graham, CNBC, 4 July 2026 Fujimori, 51, is the daughter of late President Alberto Fujimori, who governed the country with an iron fist from 1990 to 2000 and was credited with defeating Maoist insurgents and taming runaway hyperinflation. — Reuters, NBC news, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for of late

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