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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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Not long afterward, Karen came across a photograph on the internet—a tiny doll, taken from the massacre site.
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Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
People might also have an alcoholic drink with their dinner or afterward.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Yet instead of endorsing Sanders, who few believed could win, Warren remained neutral during the primaries, preserving her chance to play an inside game with Clinton afterward.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
Pat took Lindsay to fly a kite on one of their first dates and, not long afterward, brought her to the Clancys’ beachside Fourth of July party.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Tim Madigan, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
People might also have an alcoholic drink with their dinner or afterward.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Yet instead of endorsing Sanders, who few believed could win, Warren remained neutral during the primaries, preserving her chance to play an inside game with Clinton afterward.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
Pat took Lindsay to fly a kite on one of their first dates and, not long afterward, brought her to the Clancys’ beachside Fourth of July party.
—Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Now, decades later, Tamoxifen has saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of women around the world.Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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Their split got national attention almost eight years later after a conservative media outlet, the Washington Free Beacon, sued to unseal the divorce filing.Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
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Soon after, a completely different woman contacted them claiming to be Pickett's daughter – incredibly, a week before Halloween that year.Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Soon after, she was placed in the mental health unit.Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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This one’s different: the peak price came in late July/early August and much selling arrived shortly thereafter.John Navin, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Shortly thereafter, an angry mob of those supporters stormed the nearby Capitol.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterward. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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