subsequent
Americanadjective
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occurring or coming later or after (often followed byto ).
subsequent events;
Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.
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following in order or succession; succeeding.
a subsequent section in a treaty.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- subsequently adverb
- subsequentness noun
Etymology
Origin of subsequent
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin subsequent-, stem of subsequēns “following close behind,” present participle of subsequī “to follow close behind,” equivalent to sub- sub- + sequ(ī) “to follow”
Example Sentences
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But in a subsequent post-match interview he accepted that he should not have ordered his team off the field and he had reacted "in the heat of the moment".
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But a subsequent Nature review demolished that claim: The original study inflated trends by clustering fire hot spots and measuring their “radiative power” as intensity.
But, despite those efforts, the subsequent backlash over the far-flung location has led organisers to offer refunds to those customers who "prefer not to attend due to increased travel distance".
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Police say that search and rescue operations are continuing following the "torrential rain and subsequent devastating flooding affecting various parts of the country".
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A subsequent dip in form led to problem number three.
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