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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
He was taken to a local hospital shortly afterward.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Louise had an affair with a married man, resulting in the birth of Burnett’s half sister, Antonia Christine, and afterward fell into a deep depression and began drinking heavily, too.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The post led with a snapshot of the article and featured a carousel of photos afterward, including two of Goggins smoking a cigarette and one black-and-white image of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Prescott, like Jones, wasn’t sure how to feel afterward.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Louise had an affair with a married man, resulting in the birth of Burnett’s half sister, Antonia Christine, and afterward fell into a deep depression and began drinking heavily, too.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The post led with a snapshot of the article and featured a carousel of photos afterward, including two of Goggins smoking a cigarette and one black-and-white image of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Prescott, like Jones, wasn’t sure how to feel afterward.
—Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterward
Adverb
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Her coach Cheryl Reeve was later suspended after postgame comments criticizing the officiating in that game.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Two years later, President Biden expanded the protections so more Venezuelans who had arrived in recent years could benefit.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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So the social and strategic element precedes it versus happening after.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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Janelle, 56, and Meri followed soon after.—
Dory Jackson,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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Shortly thereafter, Dumas turned Birkin’s dreams of an alternative carryall into reality — gifting her with a Birkin bag prototype and putting the silhouette on the market in 1984.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Shortly thereafter, Anthropic announced a program to explore questions of AI well-being.—
Webb Wright,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterward. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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