after all

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Recent Examples of after all For patients who used Zynex devices and employees who worked for the Englewood company, the indictment represented an unsurprising turn of events, while also serving as validation that their suspicions were not wrong after all. Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026 Maybe not, but everything has certainly gone right for Benetti since leaving Chicago, proving the grass is sometimes greener on the other side after all. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026 Cats, after all, are excellent self cleaners. Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2026 All’s fair in politics and business, after all. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for after all
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Adverb
  • Fortunately, however, the absolute energy of any individual particle-particle collision is tiny, corresponding to tiny fractions of a microgram’s worth of energy in terms of mass.
    Big Think, Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Hopes for any stability and settling out, however, have been quickly shaken.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Crawford nevertheless was hooked on political debates and election coverage from a young age.
    Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The subjects were not sensational, but nevertheless shocking in their very familiarity.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • But regardless, Al Guida’s massive forearms now made perfect sense.
    Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The Jayhawks, regardless, will be feeling much better heading into the Big 12 Tournament.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2026

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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/after%20all. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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