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
Bradley Gitz, arkansasonline.com, 17 Mar. 2025
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
Ryan Ruby, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
The vulture, serpent, and falcon are traditional iconography of eternal protection in the hereafter.
—National Geographic, 18 Oct. 2022
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Adverb
Our primary objective in aiding Ukraine, as when coming to the aid of Kuwait and South Korea, is to prevent aggression by our enemies from succeeding, so that such aggression becomes less likely hereafter.
—Bradley Gitz, arkansasonline.com, 17 Mar. 2025
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
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
The vulture, serpent, and falcon are traditional iconography of eternal protection in the hereafter.
—National Geographic, 18 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hereafter
Noun
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Not in the response from the armed Palestinian group were other provisions detailing Gaza's future, including some Hamas has long rejected.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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While many Venezuelans have been released from ICE custody in the past week, their future unclear after the Supreme Court ruling.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In his early work, Kant embraced German rationalism, convinced that pure reason could prove God’s existence and the soul’s immortality.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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And so alchemy, and the philosophical ideas surrounding alchemy, all kind of interplayed into those same themes of immortality and metalwork.—
Nikki McCann Ramirez,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Her coach Cheryl Reeve was later suspended after postgame comments criticizing the officiating in that game.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Two years later, President Biden expanded the protections so more Venezuelans who had arrived in recent years could benefit.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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He was seemingly not caught up in what could happen tomorrow.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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And keep an eye on our site tomorrow for news about Fogo de Chao.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
Nashville Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Scott’s work as a designer and consultant has positioned her as an expert and resource on Caribbean artisanal craft, vast technical knowledge, and the futurity of contemporary dress.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
2 Sep. 2025
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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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“Hereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hereafter. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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