as in later
following in time or place
gave his farewell speech and left the room shortly thereafter
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Recent Examples of thereafter
The Yankees announced that Rice exited with a left elbow contusion shortly thereafter.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Cruz won his first election to the Senate in 2012 and soon thereafter started to lay the groundwork for his 2016 presidential campaign by challenging then-Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and the GOP establishment in Washington.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
Two of his cousins committed suicide thereafter, the statement read.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
He was fired shortly thereafter from his radio job.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
Cruz won his first election to the Senate in 2012 and soon thereafter started to lay the groundwork for his 2016 presidential campaign by challenging then-Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and the GOP establishment in Washington.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
Two of his cousins committed suicide thereafter, the statement read.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
He was fired shortly thereafter from his radio job.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thereafter
Adverb
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Police in Hamburg said a 58-year-old woman, who was later identified by the Guardian as Alexandra Fröhlich, a bestselling novelist, was found lifeless by her relatives on her houseboat on Tuesday morning.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The second phase of the plan is set to roll out later this year.—
Bonnie Bolden,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Every other private institution — and most public ones — compete brutally on price up until the May 1 reply date each year (and sometimes afterward).—
Ron Lieber,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Shortly afterward, he was stopped in his car, a 2016 Chevrolet Impala, and was placed under arrest.—
Kyle Schmidbauer,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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Not long after, they were put on administrative leave.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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Not long after came the countless memes and unauthorized Etsy merch, with Francis’ likeness featured on a slew of T-shirts, sweatshirts and mugs in faux ‘90s bootleg designs.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Thereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thereafter. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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