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Recent Examples of thereafter For three quarters thereafter, Nix was 8 of 18 for 78 yards. Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025 Shortly thereafter, Payton accompanied Rucker across Louisiana to the singer’s performance at a casino resort sponsored by the Coushatta Tribe. Michael Silver, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 In eight out of nine instances, those pullbacks coincided with a key bottom or tradable low, followed by strong rebounds soon thereafter. Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025 Shortly thereafter, the streamer announced that Original Sin would not continue after all. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thereafter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thereafter
Adverb
  • The echoes of this feeling resounded clearly three centuries later in the increasing disconnect between suburban mobility and localism.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Hank and John sold it for an undisclosed amount in 2018 to Viacom (which later merged with Paramount).
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Shortly afterward, with assistance from the Real-Time Crime Center, a system where business owners and private entities can integrate their cameras to help police tackle crime, police located the suspect vehicle and arrested Deshawn Cheatham, 34, of Little Rock, the release says.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • If excluding the bats is a DIY job, clean up the roosting area afterwards so that guano doesn’t attract other pests such as cockroaches and flies.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The company plans to complete the rollout by the end of the year, with global expansion coming soon after.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Soon after, the bust got pinched.
    David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Thereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thereafter. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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