runner-up vs subsequent

runner-up

noun
  • Second favourite. 

  • The person who finishes second, or in any position after the first. 

subsequent

adj
  • Following in order of place; succeeding. 

  • Following a line in the earth that is more easily eroded. 

  • Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely. 

noun
  • A subsequent stream or faultline. 

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