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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
Follow with the cream afterward to seal it all in.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 May 2026
Abdullah was among the new guards who joined afterwards.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 20 May 2026
LaCava first became acquainted with the school as a parent volunteer in her eldest daughter’s classroom in 1992 and went on to pursue teaching shortly afterward.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Half of the six women left the two schools afterward.
—Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 May 2026
Abdullah was among the new guards who joined afterwards.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 20 May 2026
LaCava first became acquainted with the school as a parent volunteer in her eldest daughter’s classroom in 1992 and went on to pursue teaching shortly afterward.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
Half of the six women left the two schools afterward.
—Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterward
Adverb
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In the chaotic aftermath of the simultaneous strikes, body parts were sometimes loaded onto ambulances without being properly linked to specific locations, or were later misclassified at hospitals.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Now, nearly two decades later, the formula still works surprisingly well here.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
Adverb
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Rates then dipped below 6% again shortly after, before ticking back up.—
Tim Maxwell,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Scout expects to begin building vehicles by the end of this year, with trucks and SUVs going on sale soon after.—
Chase Jordan
May 19,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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If all goes well, Haven 2's first module will lift off in 2028, with additional modules going up every six months thereafter for the next four years.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
19 May 2026
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Soon thereafter, in 1992, the United Nations launched a Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) to craft a global research and policy agenda for supporting the biodiversity needed for our global ecosystem to thrive and survive.—
Mark VanderSchaaf,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2026
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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterward. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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