SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
subsequent
adjective
Following later in time or order.
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Return to topSubsequent establishes sequence, not necessarily cause. Consequent implies a result, and eventual means occurring in the end.
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See subsequent in use
Subsequent chapters explain how the town rebuilt its bridge.
The first short issue went to print, and the subsequent review considered both the finished result and the work needed to produce it.
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