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 Pugh, who has been delighting in a particularly romantic streak of red-carpet dressing of late, wore a gown from Wiederhoeft’s spring 2027 collection, styled by longtime collaborator Rebecca Corbin-Murray. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026 Here were the best clips from this week in the still-Zeitgeist-y world of late night. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 In contrast to the hazy skies of late summer, October often presents a richer, deeper blue by day and some of the year's finest observing conditions after dark. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Its retrospective past tense of course could not have encompassed these very latest aesthetic and cultural features of late America, and in that interim the very past this timely book studies has already become a more foreign country. — Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for of late

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