subsequently

adverb

sub·​se·​quent·​ly ˈsəb-si-ˌkwent-lē How to pronounce subsequently (audio)
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: at a later or subsequent time
comments that were subsequently shown to be inaccurate
By denying him a hearing beforehand, a jury subsequently ruled, prison officials had violated his right to due process.David Margol
If we go back in history, we come to artists who in their time were as fashionable and acclaimed as Warhol was in his time but who subsequently went through periods of total oblivion.Andre Emmerich

Examples of subsequently in a Sentence

subsequently found the missing glove
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Harvard has refused Trump's demands for dramatic changes to courses and staffing, and federal officials subsequently threatened to ban the university from accepting international students. Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025 Since Rowling did not remove the trans user’s information in the screenshot that went out to her 14 million followers, that user is subsequently inundated with transphobic harassment and ultimately deletes their Twitter account. Aja Romano, Vox, 18 Apr. 2025 The country subsequently downplayed the initiative, but has doubled-down on domestic tech development given U.S. restrictions in the last several years. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025 Injuries throughout the unit doomed the 2024 season as the run game slowed to halt subsequently allowing defenses to run two-high safety looks to extinguish a once explosive pass game. C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for subsequently

Word History

First Known Use

1537, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of subsequently was in 1537

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“Subsequently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subsequently. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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