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Recent Examples of after all
Its old terminal on Dinner Key, after all, is now Miami City Hall.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Bill Maher will be receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor after all.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
What keeps you motivated after all these years?
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
How lucky to have someone who's willing to take responsibility for you, after all.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Bill Maher will be receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor after all.
—Elizabeth Blair, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
What keeps you motivated after all these years?
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
How lucky to have someone who's willing to take responsibility for you, after all.
—Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for after all
Adverb
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Jones still has a higher base salary than the San Jose city manager, however, who makes $429,960, according to data from the nonprofit Transparent California.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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An even bigger problem, however, is that the movie’s moral ambiguity has been replaced by Folgers Crystals.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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That would be the Lincoln Academy, a commendable but nevertheless relatively uncelebrated nonprofit, non-partisan organization that has been around since the mid-1960s and will induct a new group on April 11 in ceremonies on the campus of Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The trustees nevertheless voted unanimously to give the land away, and the judge dismissed Dunn's lawsuit shortly after, citing the facts of the case.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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And while the feuding continues over how to pay for the park and who will eventually run it, there is a consensus among city commissioners that -- regardless -- Bayfront Park is a major part of downtown’s rebirth.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The contract will be enforced regardless.—
Ugo Troiano,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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