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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
Souter, who was born in Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard, and afterward was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University in England.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 9 May 2025
Every other private institution — and most public ones — compete brutally on price up until the May 1 reply date each year (and sometimes afterward).
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Shortly afterward, he was stopped in his car, a 2016 Chevrolet Impala, and was placed under arrest.
—Kyle Schmidbauer, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
Juan and Alfredo—who arrives just afterward—don’t have time to mourn their friend’s death and hurry to leave after seeing people with flashlights heading toward the building.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 1 May 2025
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 9 May 2025
Every other private institution — and most public ones — compete brutally on price up until the May 1 reply date each year (and sometimes afterward).
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Shortly afterward, he was stopped in his car, a 2016 Chevrolet Impala, and was placed under arrest.
—Kyle Schmidbauer, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
Juan and Alfredo—who arrives just afterward—don’t have time to mourn their friend’s death and hurry to leave after seeing people with flashlights heading toward the building.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterward
Adverb
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Existing cardmembers should use them until Aug. 25, GM said, and can expect their new, replacement Barclays cards later this summer, along with activation instructions.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Another big front is expected later this week coming east from the Rocky Mountains, and that should stir up some interesting weather.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
Adverb
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Soon after, prosecutor Emily A. Johnson said in her opening statement, Combs began abusing Ventura.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
16 May 2025
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Another teacher was diagnosed soon after, bringing the number of breast cancer diagnoses since 2020 to at least six.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2025
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Owens and Carter made plans to meet in New York City at the Roc Nation office shortly thereafter.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
17 May 2025
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Both sides quickly thereafter resumed negotiations and struck a compromise, prompted in part by the potential damage to care givers.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2025
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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterward. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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