as in afterwards
from this point on
he is giving up all his worldly goods and hereafter will devote his life to the poor
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as in future
time that is to come
apologized, for being late to the meeting and assured his boss that there would be no such recurrences in the hereafter
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as in immortality
unending existence after death
hoped to be reunited with his deceased wife in the hereafter
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Recent Examples of hereafter
Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2024
Her loss was then greatly felt among the music community, and rest of the world, at the 55th Grammys later that weekend and hereafter.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
Ryan Ruby, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
Others of us prefer her messing with the hereafter alongside Kevin Bacon and Kiefer Sutherland.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022
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Adverb
On March 27, the three siblings—hereafter to be known as the Jackson Three—reunited on the red carpet for the London opening night of MJ: The Musical, which is about their dad, Michael Jackson.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2024
Her loss was then greatly felt among the music community, and rest of the world, at the 55th Grammys later that weekend and hereafter.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
Noun
The otherworlds that Véra claimed were central to his metaphysics don’t necessarily exist in a temporal hereafter, but rather in a spatial here and now.
—Ryan Ruby, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
Others of us prefer her messing with the hereafter alongside Kevin Bacon and Kiefer Sutherland.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hereafter
Noun
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Regardless of what the future holds, Roman Anthony has set himself and his family up for life, and the Red Sox have locked in yet another piece of their future at a reasonable rate.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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From Jonas Pate, the creator of Outer Banks, the new Prime Video series follows a group of recent high school graduates from Wilmington, N.C., who form a band with hopes of escaping the mundane futures that have been laid out before them.—
Mekishana Pierre Published,
EW.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The first hybrid prototype, named Wendy, marks a new dawn in the race for immortality.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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As previously reported, the eight-episode series is set in 2120, two years before the events of the first film, Alien (1979), in a world where corporate interests are competing to unlock the key to human longevity—maybe even immortality.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
17 July 2025
Adverb
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Make sure to get the matcha and granola bowl and a cold brew mixed with orange juice and thank me later.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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From left: The delivery driver drops off the vanity; and Mike tries to pick it up later.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Just 45% picked the right answer: Current workers pay taxes that fund benefits for today’s retirees, while tomorrow’s workers will fund benefits for tomorrow’s retirees.—
Cory Smith,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Aug. 2025
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As the president said, his hope is to interact with Mr. Putin tomorrow and sort of get a sense very quickly and early whether a peace is possible or not.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Centrally, by having a coltan miner as the protagonist, the film links futurity with materiality and labor.—
Ruby Thélot,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2024
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As resulting initiatives like Spelman’s and HBCUs Outside become more commonplace, there can be a signal to a new generation of young Black people that the intersection of environmentalism and cultural resilience are imperatives of Black futurity.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Nov. 2024
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“Hereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hereafter. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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