afterlife
noun
af·ter·life
ˈaf-tər-ˌlīf 
1
: an existence after death
2
: a later period in one's life
3
: a period of continued or renewed use, existence, or popularity beyond what is normal, primary, or expected
a TV show with a long afterlife in syndication
Examples of afterlife in a Sentence
Does he believe in an afterlife?
written in afterlife, his memoirs reveal a kinder, more forgiving man
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Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen and Callum Turner get their rom-com on for new A24 film Eternity, which follows a woman who, in the afterlife, must choose to spend forever with her longtime husband or her first love, who died young and waited decades for her.
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Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
In Eternity, a new romantic fantasy from director and co-writer David Freyne, Olsen plays Joan, a woman who finds herself at the junction of the afterlife in a tricky position.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Small nuggets of gold had been hammered into round disks and sewn onto King Tut’s clothes to enable him to carry some of his wealth into the afterlife.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Black funerals in New York City were once a celebration, welcoming the deceased into an afterlife of peace after a lifetime of struggle.
—Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
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Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
In Eternity, a new romantic fantasy from director and co-writer David Freyne, Olsen plays Joan, a woman who finds herself at the junction of the afterlife in a tricky position.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Small nuggets of gold had been hammered into round disks and sewn onto King Tut’s clothes to enable him to carry some of his wealth into the afterlife.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
Black funerals in New York City were once a celebration, welcoming the deceased into an afterlife of peace after a lifetime of struggle.
—Air Mail, 1 Nov. 2025
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“Afterlife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afterlife. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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afterlife
noun
af·ter·life
-ˌlīf
1
: an existence after death
2
: a later period in one's life
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