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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
Avoid anything that makes your face feel tight or stripped afterward.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Light refreshments will be available afterward.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Grier talked with Barboza, and afterwards Grier appeared quiet and upset.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Boisvert said security with the hospital reported that the victim had been dropped off in a private vehicle and that the driver fled afterward.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Light refreshments will be available afterward.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Grier talked with Barboza, and afterwards Grier appeared quiet and upset.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Boisvert said security with the hospital reported that the victim had been dropped off in a private vehicle and that the driver fled afterward.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterward
Adverb
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Murillo said the Mining Arc later became a financial lifeline for the Venezuelan regime as oil revenues collapsed, with gold extraction expanding rapidly under opaque arrangements involving state players and armed groups.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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As the graceful Moon opposes Jupiter later, big feelings meet even bigger hopes.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Soon after, the Mercedes rear-ended the Trax.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Soon after, Microsoft and OpenAI investigated whether the Chinese startup had improperly exfiltrated large amounts of data from the US firm’s models to create R1, Bloomberg previously reported.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But Fox News Digital learned that a former athletics department administrator reluctantly accepted a voluntary retirement package, and then Berdo was hired shortly thereafter.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Shortly thereafter, his sons, Joseph and Thomas, also were diagnosed.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterward. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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