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or afterwards
as in later
following in time or place
we'll go to the play, then have supper afterward
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Recent Examples of afterward
He was taken to a local hospital shortly afterward.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Louise had an affair with a married man, resulting in the birth of Burnett’s half sister, Antonia Christine, and afterward fell into a deep depression and began drinking heavily, too.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The post led with a snapshot of the article and featured a carousel of photos afterward, including two of Goggins smoking a cigarette and one black-and-white image of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Prescott, like Jones, wasn’t sure how to feel afterward.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Louise had an affair with a married man, resulting in the birth of Burnett’s half sister, Antonia Christine, and afterward fell into a deep depression and began drinking heavily, too.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The post led with a snapshot of the article and featured a carousel of photos afterward, including two of Goggins smoking a cigarette and one black-and-white image of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Prescott, like Jones, wasn’t sure how to feel afterward.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterward
Adverb
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Fewer than three hours later, however, most of that throng trickled out of the stadium in disappointment after watching the Mustangs break a scoreless game at halftime en route to a 21-0 victory.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Two minutes later, Masco evened the score, 7-7, courtesy of a 55-yard dash from Jack Fabiano (16 carries, 101 yards).—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The president initially floated his movie tariff idea on Truth Social in May, prompting panic across Hollywood, even after the White House sought to temper expectations in a statement not long after.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Sep. 2025
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Not long after, in the 1990s, a series of application software companies became the dominant players in their respective sectors within tech.—
Chris Degnan,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Investigators have sought various leads, including hopes that a rifle seized in an Alameda County shooting investigation shortly thereafter would prove to be the murder weapon, but so far nothing has panned out.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Shortly thereafter, six agents exited the facility and made their way towards one of the vans.—
Peter D'Abrosca , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterward. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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