as in later
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
Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Yet this reunion, and every one hereafter, will be incomplete without Tiant.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 16 Jan. 2023
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
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Adverb
Be a sigma men/women and ignore this worldly temporary stuff and make your Lord Happy and stay blessed here and hereafter.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Yet this reunion, and every one hereafter, will be incomplete without Tiant.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
The Mass was officiated by Rev. Barry Windholtz, who spoke of the changes de Cavel might bring about in the sweet hereafter.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 16 Jan. 2023
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hereafter
Adverb
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As Ecklund later learned, the sign was a reference to a once-obscure federal statute, 18 US Code 111, that has become a key tool used by immigration agents to detain American citizens.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Sierra Leone's president initially agreed to an interview but later did not respond to requests for comment.—
ED DAVEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Because our Sun will eventually become a red giant, the findings offer insight into its distant future.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Rather, the goal is to get a statistical sense of which possible futures are likely, which ones are rare, and how our fossil fuel habit disturbs that distribution.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This was James’ shot at immortality.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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Kraft is also a finalist for the Hall of Fame as a contributor, and he’s considered a strong candidate to enter immortality in Canton.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The best known of them had one of the leading German Jewish bankers, Joseph Seligman, turning up in 1877 at the elegant Grand Union Hotel in Saratoga Springs, New York, and being told that henceforth no Jews could stay there.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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In college, my roommates and I painted our front door pink and thus, our home was henceforth dubbed 'Pink Door'.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The list will be published tomorrow.—
Kathleen Saxe,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Wait to act, decide or meet at least until tomorrow.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Shortly afterward, a southbound G train entering the station hit the frozen obstruction, tripping the train’s emergency brake.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, the woman who gave Cardi B her shots had a patient die on her operating table not long afterward, the performer revealed in a 2018 interview with GQ.—
Theresa Braine,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Established in 2023, the biennial prize is given in recognition of next-gen multidisciplinary artists working at the intersection of art, media, and technology to explore notions of futurity and transformation.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
4 Nov. 2025
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This reading list offers resources for engaging with Indigenous thought, resistance, and futurity.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Hereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hereafter. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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