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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
While the cinematic show in front of 70,000 fans went off without a hitch, some fans hopped online afterward to criticize La Flame’s punctuality.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
Here’s what Smith-Schuster said about the incident in the locker room afterward.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Rookie Mykel Williams said afterward there was a substitution error.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Freeze and his players basically admitted that afterward.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
Here’s what Smith-Schuster said about the incident in the locker room afterward.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Rookie Mykel Williams said afterward there was a substitution error.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Freeze and his players basically admitted that afterward.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterward
Adverb
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The echoes of this feeling resounded clearly three centuries later in the increasing disconnect between suburban mobility and localism.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Hank and John sold it for an undisclosed amount in 2018 to Viacom (which later merged with Paramount).—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The company plans to complete the rollout by the end of the year, with global expansion coming soon after.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Soon after, the bust got pinched.—
David Kushner,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Not long thereafter, the couple received a phone call from their pastor, who revealed a generous donation had come in from parishioners — enough to cover all fees.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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The project landed on Ketnet in 2023 and secured VAF funding shortly thereafter, which allowed the team to go into production with the goal of working on the episodes through summer 2027.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterward. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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