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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
In the decades afterwards, Moyers returned to journalism, reporting for Newsday, CBS and NBC.
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Andrew McGowan, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Soon afterward, Bynum retreated to an empty hospital room, trying to process his feelings about the unexpected complication.
—Charlotte Huff, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
By the time a patient finishes treatment, a nurse navigator has often been there for every major milestone—the last chemo infusion, the follow-up scans, the tears and the relief that come afterward.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
Duars Entertainment, the company led by Rauw’s then-manager, Eric Duars, produced the tour through its Duars Live division, and afterward, Rauw and Duars parted ways.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
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Andrew McGowan, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
Soon afterward, Bynum retreated to an empty hospital room, trying to process his feelings about the unexpected complication.
—Charlotte Huff, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
By the time a patient finishes treatment, a nurse navigator has often been there for every major milestone—the last chemo infusion, the follow-up scans, the tears and the relief that come afterward.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025
Duars Entertainment, the company led by Rauw’s then-manager, Eric Duars, produced the tour through its Duars Live division, and afterward, Rauw and Duars parted ways.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterward
Adverb
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Not only have debit and credit card payments become more popular with Gen Z, but so have buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) services.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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That child was later placed for adoption.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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DoorDash bought Caviar in 2019; Uber bought Postmates the year after.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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Very soon after, there’s the March on Washington at the end of August.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Restrictions would continue to lessen thereafter.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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From a similar spot on the pitch, Poirier deked a defender and her centering pass was headed in by Aflakpi soon thereafter.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterward. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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