after all

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Recent Examples of after all As Peter Parker, Holland alternates between states of loneliness and lovesickness, which, after all, are not such different conditions. Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026 Net income is what’s leftover after all of that is subtracted out. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 This Water sign does, after all, have a way of making everything personal, which doesn’t necessarily have to be a bad thing. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026 Staying hydrated, after all, is necessary for optimal brain function and energy. Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for after all
Recent Examples of Synonyms for after all
Adverb
  • Bonta’s office, however, has argued that such behavioral remedies have proven impossible to enforce in the past.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
  • On Thursday, however, good fortune found Ramos in the third inning, as the left fielder crushed an RBI double off the corner of Camden Yards’ right field wall.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • His produce looked fresh, as far as Nidhi could tell, but her mother nevertheless waved him on.
    Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Both scandals spurred reforms by state lawmakers that nevertheless failed to streamline a complex disciplinary process and left gaps for troubled businesses to continue operating.
    Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The cost-cutting measures ended up delaying production, raising costs regardless.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Any one of those headlines alone might have been enough to spook investors, yet stocks kept climbing regardless.
    Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/after%20all. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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