afterworld

as in otherworld

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Recent Examples of afterworld For example, such possessions might have been buried with an individual for use in the afterworld. Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2020 Tilda Swinton’s benevolent wood sprite also has a more ambiguous twin, who lives in the afterworld, with a group of poker-playing rabbits as her underlings. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 Dec. 2022 The show imagines a future 15 years from now, in which people can live beyond their corporeal bodies by uploading their consciousness into a visual afterworld. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 31 Mar. 2022 On Maui’s west coast is a massive volcanic outcropping called Black Rock, where spirits of the recently deceased are said to leap into the afterworld to join their ancestors. Washington Post, 30 July 2021 See All Example Sentences for afterworld
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Noun
  • Trapped in this otherworld, the only way out is to keep the story moving forward until the end credits roll.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Read the full Cancer Daily Horoscope Leo (July 23 - August 22) Connecting with the otherworld?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The sketches blew up online, with Lynn producing hundreds of TikToks centered on Lily and her afterlife cohort.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 10 May 2025
  • That share was lower than the 83% of U.S. Christians who believe in life after death, as well as the 58% of Israeli Jews who say there is an afterlife.
    Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Now just 200 laps stand between them and racing immortality.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Most of the longevity movement is not really about immortality but rather about extending life and limiting the damaging effects of aging.
    Arianna Huffington, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Afterworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterworld. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

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