as in afterwards
from this point on
he is giving up all his worldly goods and hereafter will devote his life to the poor
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1
as in future
time that is to come
apologized, for being late to the meeting and assured his boss that there would be no such recurrences in the hereafter
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2
as in immortality
unending existence after death
hoped to be reunited with his deceased wife in the hereafter
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Recent Examples of hereafter
Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2024
Her loss was then greatly felt among the music community, and rest of the world, at the 55th Grammys later that weekend and hereafter.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
Ryan Ruby, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
Others of us prefer her messing with the hereafter alongside Kevin Bacon and Kiefer Sutherland.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022
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Adverb
On March 27, the three siblings—hereafter to be known as the Jackson Three—reunited on the red carpet for the London opening night of MJ: The Musical, which is about their dad, Michael Jackson.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2024
Her loss was then greatly felt among the music community, and rest of the world, at the 55th Grammys later that weekend and hereafter.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
Noun
The otherworlds that Véra claimed were central to his metaphysics don’t necessarily exist in a temporal hereafter, but rather in a spatial here and now.
—Ryan Ruby, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
Others of us prefer her messing with the hereafter alongside Kevin Bacon and Kiefer Sutherland.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hereafter
Noun
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The way hostilities end in the Black Sea will reshape the regional order and redefine Russia’s future as a global power.—
Galip Dalay,
Time,
19 Aug. 2025
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Few works provide as perceptive a guide to the past 25 years or more powerful pointers toward a wiser future.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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The first hybrid prototype named Wendy marks a new dawn in the race for immortality.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
19 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Make sure to get the matcha and granola bowl and a cold brew mixed with orange juice and thank me later.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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From left: The delivery driver drops off the vanity; and Mike tries to pick it up later.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And maybe, just maybe, a horseshoe-moustached, hardened rocker with a booming growl will quietly leave a grocery store tomorrow to take his mushroom mocha milk back home.—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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The bulk of Week 1 games will be played tomorrow, with Texas-Ohio State and LSU-Clemson highlighting the day.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Centrally, by having a coltan miner as the protagonist, the film links futurity with materiality and labor.—
Ruby Thélot,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2024
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As resulting initiatives like Spelman’s and HBCUs Outside become more commonplace, there can be a signal to a new generation of young Black people that the intersection of environmentalism and cultural resilience are imperatives of Black futurity.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Nov. 2024
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“Hereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hereafter. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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