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afterworld

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as in otherworld

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Recent Examples of afterworld Constructed as an intergenerational visitation, the brothers’ reunion hits a rich vein of intimacy, elevated by a mysterious tone of faith and the afterworld. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 May 2025 Nearly 2000 years ago, the empire of Teotihuacan in Mesoamerica embraced the symbolic centrality of snakes in creation myths, both revered and feared for their ability to traverse the boundaries between the natural world and the afterworld. — Stephen S. Hall, Time, 21 Apr. 2025 If my father's spirit wants to talk to me from the afterworld, then his spirit will have to be the one that reaches out. — Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2023 For example, such possessions might have been buried with an individual for use in the afterworld. — Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2020 See All Example Sentences for afterworld

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The extended cut features 16 minutes of additional footage and mind-bending new scares from the corporate otherworld.

— Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
The map, as a window into an exotic otherworld and a symbol of Habsburg might, had become an independent reality, even though Tenochtitlan itself had been reduced to rubble — or rather precisely because of it.

— Big Think, Big Think, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of otherworld

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The entry focuses on the journey of Fay (played in the games by Daredevil star Deborah Ann Woll) through the afterlife of the gods.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
The Good Place ran for four seasons from 2016 to 2020, tackling topics like the afterlife and earning 14 Emmy nominations in the process.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Definition of afterlife

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Curry’s name resides alongside that of his hopeful future teammate, LeBron James, as this generation’s two strongest locks for enshrinement into basketball immortality.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 July 2026
So founding a college bestows some measure of immortality, enduring long beyond the life of the founder.

— Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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