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late

Definition for late

adjective as in new

Strongest matches

fresh, recent

Weak matches

advanced, just out, modern

adjective as in dead

adverb as in at the last minute

Strongest match

slowly

Strong matches

belatedly, tardily

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Mr. Gennari, who grew up in Lenox—a little too late for the splendors of Music Inn, except as a point of community pride—is perfectly equipped to tell this tale.

Miraculous moments in the story, such as water welling from a rock where Patrick later baptizes people, play out in a quiet tone.

“Too many offenses now warrant only a desk appearance ticket”—a summons to appear in court at a later date, which many offenders fail to do.

More than two decades later, Asimo sits in a museum, a reminder of how far robotics still has to go.

A few days later, the prime minister of Mauritius halted all court proceedings involving Afrinic, pending an investigation.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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