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 target value of the awards will be $15.5 million in the first year that Zaslav receives an equity grant from Streaming & Studios and will decline to an annual target value of $7.5 million per year thereafter.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 June 2025
Billed as $1 every four weeks for your first year,
then $8 every four weeks thereafter.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 22 June 2025
This means new customers can watch Jaws with Spielberg’s special intro and everything else the Sling Blue plan has to offer for $25.50 for the first month and $50.99 monthly thereafter.
—Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
Shortly thereafter, two new franchisees, DJ and Rachel Mitchell, took over.
—Ryan Stowers, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 June 2025
Billed as $1 every four weeks for your first year,
then $8 every four weeks thereafter.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 22 June 2025
This means new customers can watch Jaws with Spielberg’s special intro and everything else the Sling Blue plan has to offer for $25.50 for the first month and $50.99 monthly thereafter.
—Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
Shortly thereafter, two new franchisees, DJ and Rachel Mitchell, took over.
—Ryan Stowers, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thereafter
Adverb
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Tagovailoa sustained another concussion later in the 2022 season in a Christmas game against Green Bay, forcing him to miss the finale and the team’s wild-card playoff game.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
9 July 2025
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Measles symptoms Initial measles symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a characteristic rash that begins to develop a few days later.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
Adverb
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The linen cotton blend isn’t see-through and is safe to machine wash on a gentle cycle and even tumble dry on low afterward.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
12 July 2025
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Don’t miss browsing the ground floor tea counters afterward.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
Adverb
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Overall, the house has a certain quietness to it, an effect Johansen was after.—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
7 July 2025
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Not long after, Lung launched an artistic toy series of dolls.—
Jeff Goertzen,
Oc Register,
6 July 2025
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“Thereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thereafter. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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