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Recent Examples of after all
The school did, after all, have a new $72 million building and was using the distant Merle Reskin only sparingly.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
This hotel, after all, was 300 years old, dating back to a pre-Revolutionary time when whaling captains built their fortunes on the high seas, and would return to Martha’s Vineyard to live large in their lavish homes.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
Kotb was, after all, the one chosen by the Today show for Guthrie’s first interview about her mother’s disappearance.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 May 2026
Can light or gravitational waves exist without having space to travel through, and does that mean there really is some type of propagation medium, after all?
—Big Think, 7 May 2026
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
This hotel, after all, was 300 years old, dating back to a pre-Revolutionary time when whaling captains built their fortunes on the high seas, and would return to Martha’s Vineyard to live large in their lavish homes.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
Kotb was, after all, the one chosen by the Today show for Guthrie’s first interview about her mother’s disappearance.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 May 2026
Can light or gravitational waves exist without having space to travel through, and does that mean there really is some type of propagation medium, after all?
—Big Think, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for after all
Adverb
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Less than six months before the 2026 midterm elections, however, the concern over Martin's leadership is, at best, an unwanted distraction for a party desperate to break the Republican Party's grip on power in Washington.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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What remains true, however, is that consistent, organic sales growth is still of the utmost importance to investors, Smits said.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
Adverb
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Diplomats from both sides nevertheless pressed behind closed doors.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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This relatively short repositioning cruise is nevertheless packed with interesting moments, starting with a transit of the Panama Canal.—
Scott Laird,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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Spencer Lucas, an attorney representing the families with the firm Panish Shea Ravipudi LLP, said the deputy was responding to a dispatch, but regardless, law enforcement must operate with a reasonable level of safety and care.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Now, the Nuggets have the option to spend luxuriously next season — a choice that would’ve been available to them regardless — or avoid the luxury tax again and save millions of dollars.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/after%20all. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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