as late as
idiom
: as recently as
—used in referring to a time that one thinks is surprisingly recent
The company is now in serious trouble, but it was reporting record profits as late as last year.
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Fluttery alpine snowbells appear shortly after snowmelt, which at higher altitudes can be as late as June.
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Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
Might the site be the famed House of Wisdom, the seat of Islamic learning as late as the mid-13th century?
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
And no one since has done it as late as the fourth inning (or beyond).
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Severe Santa Ana winds are most common from October through March and can occur as late as May.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
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Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
Might the site be the famed House of Wisdom, the seat of Islamic learning as late as the mid-13th century?
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
And no one since has done it as late as the fourth inning (or beyond).
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Severe Santa Ana winds are most common from October through March and can occur as late as May.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
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“As late as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20late%20as. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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