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or afterwards
as in later
following in time or place
we'll go to the play, then have supper afterward
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Recent Examples of afterward
After debuting in 2016 under YG Entertainment and working nonstop for years afterward, the quartet spent some time apart before re-signing their contracts ahead of their reunion last year.
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2026
Payton says afterward that the argument for kicking a field goal is a sound one.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
The Tesla founder, 54, purchased the platform in October 2022, and there was a widespread movement afterwards of stars voicing their opposition to his takeover and deleting their accounts.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
And that risk lasts for about 28 days afterwards.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2026
Payton says afterward that the argument for kicking a field goal is a sound one.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
The Tesla founder, 54, purchased the platform in October 2022, and there was a widespread movement afterwards of stars voicing their opposition to his takeover and deleting their accounts.
—Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
And that risk lasts for about 28 days afterwards.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterward
Adverb
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Without being trained on neural data, the model produced a peculiar signal — one that was later discovered in actual brain activity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Lawyers for the county election board responded about two weeks later, saying that the records are held by the county court clerk.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Soon after, Rivkin and his family fled, traveling nearly 1,000 miles to a village outside of Stalingrad, now known as Volgograd.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Not long after, Liv Morgan questioned Balor’s approach with Punk, which helped spark the chaos that closed the show.—
Rob Wolkenbrod,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Shortly thereafter, shots were fired from the suspect and the agent returned fire.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Goodman in 2021 implemented a succession plan, and shortly thereafter stepped away from the daily business of running the gallery, which inaugurated an LA outpost 2023 and moved its New York headquarters to TriBeCa the following year.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterward. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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