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afterworld

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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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Cattelan spoke to the Financial Times about the strange afterlife of the work, which has become both a symbol of the art market’s excesses and a reminder of his talent for turning absurd ideas into global spectacles.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026
The first two are white families who contributed to the violence and its afterlife.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026

Definition of afterlife

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But if Bellingham leads the Three Lions to immortality, knocking off the reigning champ in the process, Icons certainly won’t be complaining.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham pursue immortality, while Lionel Messi keeps battling Father Time.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 15 July 2026

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