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The rayographs, after all, are what earned Man Ray his avant-gardist credentials.
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Feldman felt bad; his partner just won the Mirror Ball trophy in season 33, after all.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Duff’s return is what a millennial’s dreams are made of, after all.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Retro-future Speaking of seductive simplicity, the retro-futurism of SimCity 2000's look and feel is still compelling after all this time.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Feldman felt bad; his partner just won the Mirror Ball trophy in season 33, after all.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Duff’s return is what a millennial’s dreams are made of, after all.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Retro-future Speaking of seductive simplicity, the retro-futurism of SimCity 2000's look and feel is still compelling after all this time.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for after all
Adverb
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Fewer than three hours later, however, most of that throng trickled out of the stadium in disappointment after watching the Mustangs break a scoreless game at halftime en route to a 21-0 victory.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Score did, however, share a tidbit about how the book came together.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Director Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother ($5 in the MFL) won the top prize at Venice, but there’s nevertheless an enduring sense that the family dramedy starring Adam Driver, Cate Blanchett, and Vicky Krieps will be too small for awards season.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Joining Rapp in his intellectual group, Adam Goldberg's Mike Newhouse nevertheless gets into a scuffle during the moon tower party but ultimately stands up for himself.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The setting will remain Southern California regardless.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
23 Sep. 2025
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Both versions are irreplicable, regardless.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Sep. 2025
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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/after%20all. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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