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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterworld
  1. otherworld
  2. afterlife
  3. immortality
Noun
  • 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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  • Natalie’s is tuned to a distant, hierarchical afterlife where God’s love is less of an all-encompassing conception and more of an elusive, enviable prize.
    — Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Through an afterlife support group, Salon Rose tries to figure out her own murder before moving on to the great unknown.
    — Josh Rivera, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of afterlife
Noun
  • Arguably, being the subject of a Times obituary, itself, is a measure of immortality.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Because for each of us, the biggest contribution of whole brain emulation may not need to be digital immortality.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of immortality

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“Afterworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterworld. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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