as in later
following in time or place
gave his farewell speech and left the room shortly thereafter
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Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
For a quarter of a century thereafter, Washington watched in satisfaction as the Shah kept the peace while a U.S.-dominated consortium sold off Iran’s oil.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Longstaff began well with a couple of sharp passes into attack, but seemed to fade thereafter.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
Soon thereafter, the ambitious singer left her husband’s band, contending that her position as a vocalist was secondary to that of the other musicians.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
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Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
For a quarter of a century thereafter, Washington watched in satisfaction as the Shah kept the peace while a U.S.-dominated consortium sold off Iran’s oil.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Longstaff began well with a couple of sharp passes into attack, but seemed to fade thereafter.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
Soon thereafter, the ambitious singer left her husband’s band, contending that her position as a vocalist was secondary to that of the other musicians.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2025
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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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Police now say the teen is the same person whom police questioned and later released in connection with the killing of a woman who was walking with a child to a JCPS bus stop Aug. 13.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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The New World screwworm was a problem in the American cattle industry until it was largely eradicated in the 1970s through the breeding of sterile flies, and factories were shut down afterward.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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European leaders held a second call afterward to discuss the next steps in the Ukraine conflict, the spokesperson said.—
Ben Kelly
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Aug. 2025
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They are also highly sought after and can be expensive, with puppies regularly selling for thousands of dollars — and sometimes tens-of-thousands — depending on its physical features and lineage, according to MarketWatch.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
12 Aug. 2025
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These scenes brought the father of two to tears on camera recently, but Israel's Arabic military spokesman released his own video after, accusing him of pretending to be pained and promoting Hamas propaganda.—
Aya Batrawy,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Thereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thereafter. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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