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Beyond them, Eetu Luostainen, Anton Lundell and Niko Mikkola seem like locks for Finland, as does Gustav Forsling for Sweden after all four played for their respective country in the 4 Nations Face-Off.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Maybe summers in Milwaukee haven't changed all that much after all.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
His boss, after all, is the oldest person to be sworn in as president of the United States.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
This, after all, is a military facility where buildings were used as makeshift morgues in August of 1965 following the crash of a Boeing 727.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Maybe summers in Milwaukee haven't changed all that much after all.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
His boss, after all, is the oldest person to be sworn in as president of the United States.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
This, after all, is a military facility where buildings were used as makeshift morgues in August of 1965 following the crash of a Boeing 727.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for after all
Adverb
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Foster, however, was another story.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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Recently, however, both teams have elevated themselves to greater heights.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The Otherlands is a community of struggling people from all places and time periods, who can nevertheless understand each other despite their differences.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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That would nevertheless break Labour's manifesto pledges to not raise income tax, national insurance for employees or VAT.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Four Seasons Surfside Lido The crudos, which aren’t exactly Italian, are quite good regardless.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Bear in mind, not all of them will make it to the US, but the underlying tech is cool enough to keep our eyes on regardless.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
8 Sep. 2025
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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/after%20all. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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