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Casting child star vocal talents to bring his line drawings to life for the characters surrounding Charlie Brown (and his endless dilemmas of life story plots) wasn’t an easy feat for Schulz, since, after all, children grow up, and their vocals mature.
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
His dad, after all, is the head coach.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 3 June 2026
Tom Hardy might be heading back to MobLand after all.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
Stock futures are lower this morning after all three major averages eked out gains yesterday.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 May 2026
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
His dad, after all, is the head coach.
—Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 3 June 2026
Tom Hardy might be heading back to MobLand after all.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
Stock futures are lower this morning after all three major averages eked out gains yesterday.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for after all
Adverb
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With Ohtani both hitting well and appearing more refreshed lately, however, he’s been in the batting order for his past three starts on the mound.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Asia markets, however, opened lower Thursday as Mideast worries keep investors on edge.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
Adverb
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While the Colombia of 2026 is nowhere near as deadly as the Colombia of the 1990s, when the FARC was ruling over swaths of the country, the South American nation is nevertheless regressing in terms of security.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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There’s a list of parts made from recycled bits which is fairly meaningless when the exercise is all at the concept level but nevertheless shows where GM’s thinking is heading.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 June 2026
Adverb
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Every couple of years, the water turns murky, regardless, and the whole tank has to be drained and refilled, explains Polojärvi.—
Deena Theresa,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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The same punishment would have been met regardless, because that’s what the men who commit those crimes deserve.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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