latter-day
Americanadjective
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of a later or following period.
latter-day pioneers.
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of the present period or time; modern.
the latter-day problems of our society.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of latter-day
Example Sentences
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Mangione has been hailed in some quarters of the internet as a latter-day Robin Hood, fighting against a rigged system on behalf of working people.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Writing for Defector last year, Barry Petchesky attempted to wrap his head around the unique rankness of the latter-day Trump directive.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026
Or that the public housing she championed would itself deteriorate so badly that, by 1990, the federal government would label much of it as “severely distressed”—and demolish it for having become a latter-day slum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
Bespectacled, with long hair and a beard and moustache, he seems more like a latter-day hippy than a tech whizz, and he is clearly proud as he shows me around his firm.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025
The recent proliferation on the slopes of Everest of latter-day Wilsons and Denmans—marginally qualified dreamers like some of my cohorts—is a phenomenon that has provoked strong criticism.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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