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as in immortality
unending existence after death hoping to join her deceased parents in the afterlife

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Recent Examples of afterlife To me, that is the afterlife of slavery, this pain and this proximity to death. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025 Toward the end, Whitehurst has a crisis of faith, revealing that the scientists have programmed the android with some sense of belief in god and an afterlife. Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025 The Terracotta Army was created to protect Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the afterlife around 209 BCE. Francesca Aton For Artnews, Robb Report, 3 June 2025 Ed Gale has taken his final bow and is now headlining in the afterlife. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for afterlife
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Noun
  • Also, the age range of the participants in the study was limited by the data source.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
  • Each paying adult can bring in two children under the age of 12 for free.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Biggs’s audience has the same emotional bath, a bath that lays claim to immortality, that Christians have on Easter morning.
    Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • And in the simple act of scaring people out of the water, Jaws achieved a kind of immortality that few movies ever do.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • How to view planet alignment 2025 Planet parades must be observed during twilight between dawn and sunset so a glowing sky does not obscure the view.
    Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • Amidst the urban twilight, two friends take photos at one of the last New York City phone booths when the phone begins to ring.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • As of Monday evening, the fire crew effectively contained 65% of the wildfire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
  • Both Explorer’s Lounge and the Pinnacle Bar are on the quieter side, while Rolling Stone Lounge and Billboard Onboard have live music and a more energetic vibe, particularly later in the evening.
    Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Both are being held without bond in Frederick County, with bail reviews scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
    Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2025
  • Topline The Senate approved President Donald Trump’s signature policy bill Tuesday afternoon after a record-breaking 25 hours of negotiations to win over some final Republican holdouts.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The preliminary phase of construction includes substantial soil treatment and complex ground preparation at the north portal, where construction of the launch structure for the tunnel boring machine (TBM) is intended to begin in autumn 2026.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
  • In a musical landscape where visibility was everything, Drake, with his head bowed, his voice soft as autumn dusk, moved in the opposite direction.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025

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“Afterlife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterlife. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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