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
Until then, these achievements are just headlines for a news story and not much thereafter.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
The bar will open on March 1, with pizza service to follow shortly thereafter.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Under the direction of new owner David Ellison, the son of conservative billionaire and Trump ally Larry Ellison, CBS's parent company, Paramount Skydance, bought Weiss's independent news publication, The Free Press, for $150 million, handing her the reins of CBS News shortly thereafter.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
There were a few cautions thereafter.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
The bar will open on March 1, with pizza service to follow shortly thereafter.
—Erik S. Hanley, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Under the direction of new owner David Ellison, the son of conservative billionaire and Trump ally Larry Ellison, CBS's parent company, Paramount Skydance, bought Weiss's independent news publication, The Free Press, for $150 million, handing her the reins of CBS News shortly thereafter.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
There were a few cautions thereafter.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thereafter
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Rootselaar transitioned from male to female about six years ago and subsequently dropped out of school two years later, but McDonald said there is no evidence that Rootselaar dropped out due to bullying because of the transition.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Feb. 2026
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Prior to this, in 2022, his mother – the late Queen Elizabeth II – revoked her second son's military associations and royal patronages in the wake of Giuffre's September 2021 lawsuit, which was later settled for an undisclosed sum.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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The modern workplace has a strong flavor of poor management, with poor leadership quickly transforming what started as a good job into a bad one, with burnout and heavy workloads following soon afterward.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Volunteer Reserve Park Ranger Phil Headley, who walked the lake’s perimeter during the derby, noted that the rules of the fishing derby state that while parents can help cast the line during the contest, the kids must take control of the fishing pole afterward and reel in the fish.—
Amy Stark Shireman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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In its First Interim Financial Report released in December, LAUSD projected a $877 million deficit — about 14% of its unrestricted general fund expenditures — for the 2026–27 school year, followed by a $443 million deficit the year after.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Soon after, Dead & Company, with John Mayer acquitting himself in the Garcia role better than anyone would have thought, set sail.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Thereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thereafter. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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