Thesaurus results for AFTER ALL

after all

adverb

Definition of after all

as in however

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Recent Examples of after all At that moment Anele appeared by my side, having apparently decided to heed my summons after all. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026 But after all this time, Apple is expected to give in to the growing demand to let people tap and swipe at a MacBook screen. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 30 Oct. 2026 Regionalization remains a taboo subject among most of the alliance’s political leadership; NATO is, after all, a collective defense alliance founded on indivisible security. — Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026 Who's to say that Adobe and Microsoft have perfected entire genres of software, after all? — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for after all

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Republicans, however, could take advantage of Newsom’s action and cast him as a soft-on-crime liberal who is out of touch with most Americans, which risks turning away moderate voters.

— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
MTPeak, however, is taking a different, heavier-hitting racing line.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026