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Recent Examples of afterward Police would kill many more people in the rebellions that occasionally broke out afterwards, in Miami and Los Angeles and elsewhere. Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 With another road trip to play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers afterward, Patullo won’t have the benefit of a Week 5 bye. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 His reaction to the home run was caught in a screen grab on a social media post that players were laughing about in the clubhouse afterwards. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025 Colette Watson continued to fly for Eastern afterward but was haunted by survivor’s guilt, her daughter said. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for afterward
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Adverb
  • Beyond honoring Akil’s contributions, the evening sets the stage for the Hollywood Confidential College Tour launching later this fall.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Municipal court records show charges filed against the man were later dropped.
    Curt Devine, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The trio hit the Spiderman meme pose after.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Soon after, Truman appointed Martin as Fed chair, intending to have his own man in place.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Shortly thereafter, however, Isogai-san caught a cold, developed influenza, and died unexpectedly.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For a few days thereafter avid k-drama fans—as well as those curious about k-dramas—can see titles such as Reborn Rich, which stars Song Joong-ki, Lovely Runner, which stars Byeon Woo-seeok and Kim Hye-yoon, and My Dearest Nemesis, starring Mun Ka-young and Choi Hyun-wook.
    Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterward. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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