ever after
idiom
old-fashioned
: from that time forward
She remembered him fondly ever after.
The fairy tale ended by saying that the characters in the story lived happily ever after.
—the phrase live happily ever after is also used to describe real people who are being compared in some way to characters in a fairy taleHis biography tells the story of a poor boy who grew up to be a millionaire and lived happily ever after.
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Grimes enjoyed, by far, his most productive run ever after being acquired by Philadelphia from the Dallas Mavericks mid-season.
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
The jazzy outro of the song plays like the final scene of a film where heartbreak doesn’t triumph, but neither does happily ever after.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Billie Eilish is happier than ever after learning of Finneas‘ engagement to Claudia Sulewski.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
Off-screen, Kudrow has found her own happily ever after with Stern.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
The jazzy outro of the song plays like the final scene of a film where heartbreak doesn’t triumph, but neither does happily ever after.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Billie Eilish is happier than ever after learning of Finneas‘ engagement to Claudia Sulewski.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2025
Off-screen, Kudrow has found her own happily ever after with Stern.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Ever after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ever%20after. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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