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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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For bride-to-be Seth, however, the decision to tie the knot in her motherland is not a political one.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 May 2026
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Over time, however, the disease has spread across the East Coast and Midwest, with diagnoses reaching 35 states.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
Adverb
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That his hands nevertheless improved while hobbled might be a harbinger for what the total package can become if Kincaid avoids the injury report.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The experimental documentary would nevertheless grow to become revered by filmmakers, and in 2015 it was added to the National Film Registry.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
Adverb
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The 49ers were limited by a plethora of injuries in those games, but the Seahawks had an elite defense, regardless.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The people on the settlement list were all near the end of their sentences and would have been released before the year’s end regardless.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/after%20all. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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