Later than
Over and later than are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Over" instead a preposition phrase "Later than".
Over
Over adjective - Brought or having come to an end.
Later than and over are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Later than" instead a preposition "Over".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Realism has had various movements in different media over the centuries, and not necessarily coincident: Theatrical realism became manifest much later than realism in painting.
Source: Realism -
Demoted to Extra: Not to an extreme degree, but Torquemada is introduced later than he joined Isabella's court in real life and the fact that he was one of her confessors is glossed over.
Source: Series / Isabel -
The film begins on Christmas 1951 and appears to take place over the course of several months to a couple years from then onward, as none of the cars in the movie have a model year later than 1953.
Source: Film / L.A. Confidential
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