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as in age
a later period of one's life
written in afterlife, his memoirs reveal a kinder, more forgiving man
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as in immortality
unending existence after death
hoping to join her deceased parents in the afterlife
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Recent Examples of afterlife
If that all sounds a bit too high-brow, Disney’s second Korean original 2022’s Rookie Cops eschews all sense of realism for a more typical K-drama approach (including an out-of-nowhere confirmation of the afterlife).
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Geoffrey Bunting, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Directed by David Freyne, the film is set in an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 July 2025
The filmmakers used the sounds of babies crying to make a scary noise
In the film, the bad people go to a bad afterlife, and they’re taken there by creepy, inky shadow things.
—Drew MacKie, People.com, 13 July 2025
Ideally, the prisoner focused only on the afterlife, Terpestra writes, as
[p]risoners screaming their innocence or protesting their sentences from the Podesta’s Palace could stir private doubts in the crowded piazza and lead to riots in the street.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2025
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Geoffrey Bunting, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Directed by David Freyne, the film is set in an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 July 2025
The filmmakers used the sounds of babies crying to make a scary noise
In the film, the bad people go to a bad afterlife, and they’re taken there by creepy, inky shadow things.
—Drew MacKie, People.com, 13 July 2025
Ideally, the prisoner focused only on the afterlife, Terpestra writes, as
[p]risoners screaming their innocence or protesting their sentences from the Podesta’s Palace could stir private doubts in the crowded piazza and lead to riots in the street.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterlife
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In 2022, at age 27, Cawthorn narrowly lost renomination to Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC), a state senator at the time.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Aug. 2025
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The crowd was a mix of all ages, dressed in vibrant shades of magenta and pink, Baptiste's favorite colors.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The first hybrid prototype named Wendy marks a new dawn in the race for immortality.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
19 Aug. 2025
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The first hybrid prototype, named Wendy (Chandler), marks a new dawn in the race for immortality.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
19 Aug. 2025
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However, sunset is at 7:24 p.m., and at the moment of conjunction, the sky will still be relatively light (civil twilight does not end until 7:49 p.m.).—
Jesse Emspak,
Space.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Her child looks up at the aeroplane in the sky, flying through dusk, through twilight, flying through the beginning of the end of the day.—
Deborah Levy,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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The next greatest elongation east will occur on Oct. 29, making Mercury most visible in the evening, Time and Date said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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In the evening, partly cloudy, with a low around 68.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
19 Aug. 2025
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Minutes from the last policy meeting are due in the afternoon, and investors will get a glimpse into how the discussion over keeping rates unchanged went and what could flip some members towards a rate cut next month.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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For about 90 minutes Monday afternoon, Weisenburger and other Catholic and Jewish leaders walked through the harrowing exhibits at the center, on the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust during World War II.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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In the meantime, analysts do not expect thousands of Russian gas stations to run dry but believe the disruption will aggravate already high inflation and likely mean an extension of the ban on gasoline exports into the autumn, as the Kremlin tries to tamp down prices and ensure supply.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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The club then hit deep financial problems, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, but when Bartomeu left in autumn 2020, an €815m project was almost ready to go.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Afterlife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterlife. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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