hereafters

Definition of hereaftersnext
plural of hereafter
1
as in futurities
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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2
as in immortalities
unending existence after death hoped to be reunited with his deceased wife in the hereafter

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Noun
  • The owners are also preparing to purchase their business space later this year, a move Ford described as both an investment in the company and in their children’s futures.
    J.M. Banks May 9, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
  • As their paths intertwine at an exclusive new tennis club, an unlikely friendship and the sport that binds them may be the only way to reclaim their futures.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 May 2026
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  • Songwriters expressing pangs of grief for what once was held court with others fretting about undesirable futures and still others dreaming up cooler tomorrows.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Looking ahead to all of the tomorrows, all the adventures, the laughs, and all of the love.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Hereafters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hereafters. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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