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Recent Examples of afterward Voigt expresses frustration not just with the incident itself but with Delta’s response afterward. Ashley Vega, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025 In select regions, F1 TV Pro subscribers can tune in for live coverage on any device, along with the opportunity to catch up on full session replays and highlights afterward. Yara Elshebiny, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 Guerrero and Blue Jays executives gave multiple public interviews afterward speaking of their negotiations in the past tense. John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 However, The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were present for the Service of Prayer and Dedication at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle afterward and held a reception for the couple in Windsor Castle. Stephanie Petit, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for afterward
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Adverb
  • Secretary Noem’s action — published on March 25 as a notice in the Federal Register and scheduled to take effect 30 days later — was based on a flawed interpretation of immigration law, said Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Taylor entered rehab for cocaine and alcohol addiction, before returning for a second stint later that year.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Soon after, Astros fans in the section booed wildly as the son was escorted by security out of the section to be reunited with his father.
    Sam Blum, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Float House will be available for sale in Connecticut in late April with an online, direct-to-consumer portal opening soon after.
    Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • The missing juveniles returned home shortly thereafter, having not been kidnapped or harmed.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2025
  • But during a separate emergency hearing Friday evening before U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, DOJ attorney Drew Ensign said only that no removals were scheduled for Friday or Saturday, while explicitly reserving the government’s right to begin deportations thereafter.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterward. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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