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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
Ultimately, a federal judge issued a short-term temporary restraining order soon afterward that halted work to retrofit the building.
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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Those elements then participate in the downstream creation of everything else made of normal matter that forms afterward.
—Big Think, 14 Apr. 2026
People with a norovirus are most contagious during the illness and for a few days afterward, and the virus can remain in stool for up to two weeks after the illness.
—Don Sweeney
april 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Light refreshments will be available afterward.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Those elements then participate in the downstream creation of everything else made of normal matter that forms afterward.
—Big Think, 14 Apr. 2026
People with a norovirus are most contagious during the illness and for a few days afterward, and the virus can remain in stool for up to two weeks after the illness.
—Don Sweeney
april 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Light refreshments will be available afterward.
—La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for afterward
Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterward
Adverb
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Losada and Collins, who remain close friends, still talk about the crash a year later, helping each other cope with the pain.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The couple met in 2014 on Tinder but didn't start dating until two years later.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Soon after, he was hired as a war crimes investigator and visited concentration camps during the World War II liberation to document Nazi crimes.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles also employed Luke Kennard as a ballhandler and initiator, and guard Marcus Smart is back after missing nearly three weeks with a right ankle injury.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Police said Guzman forced the guardian to walk ahead of the cart while the little boy remained inside, directing the guardian through the store and into the parking lot, where officers arrived shortly thereafter.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Samuels, who has held the position since July 2024, will continue to serve out her role until the end of the school year in June, but will not be returning thereafter.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterward. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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