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
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Secretary Noem’s action — published on March 25 as a notice in the Federal Register and scheduled to take effect 30 days later — was based on a flawed interpretation of immigration law, said Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2025
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Nearly 10 years later, Women’s Best has expanded to a brick-and-mortar location in Austria and an Instagram following of 3.4 million.—
Katherine Love,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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At a dinner afterward, Hari and Kennedy sat at the same table and talked at length about food additives.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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Orange Crush has designated 25 people to help with cleanup after the event, and Tybee Island leaders are asking for volunteers to assist afterward.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Soon after, Astros fans in the section booed wildly as the son was escorted by security out of the section to be reunited with his father.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Float House will be available for sale in Connecticut in late April with an online, direct-to-consumer portal opening soon after.—
Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Thereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thereafter. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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