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
This means new customers can watch the tennis final and everything else Sling’s Blue plan has to offer for $25.50 for the first month and $50.99 monthly thereafter.
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Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
If Resilience touches down safely today and everything thereafter goes to plan as well, Tenacious will deploy from the lander and drop the Moonhouse onto the lunar dirt, giving the gray landscape a solitary spark of vibrant color.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 June 2025
Ramer’s study surveyed FARs and university presidents from around the country to identify best practices for the role, laying the foundation for the first Faculty Athletics Representative Handbook, which the NCAA released shortly thereafter.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
Harmony was placed in her father’s care shortly thereafter, despite his violent criminal history.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
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Erin Lassner, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
If Resilience touches down safely today and everything thereafter goes to plan as well, Tenacious will deploy from the lander and drop the Moonhouse onto the lunar dirt, giving the gray landscape a solitary spark of vibrant color.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 June 2025
Ramer’s study surveyed FARs and university presidents from around the country to identify best practices for the role, laying the foundation for the first Faculty Athletics Representative Handbook, which the NCAA released shortly thereafter.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
Harmony was placed in her father’s care shortly thereafter, despite his violent criminal history.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thereafter
Adverb
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La Russa won in 2021 and then watched things fall apart one year later, leading to Hahn’s firing in 2023.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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Interviewed later by Fort Lauderdale Police investigators, Lockwood initially denied placing the tracker on the car but later admitted to it when speaking to a supervisor.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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All three stayed on friendly terms with him afterward, a point the defense emphasized.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
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Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, whose annual state-of-the-county address Friday focused on recent local success stories, expressed worry afterward that presidential executive orders may hurt international travel and disrupt the region’s tourism-dependent economy.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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This is not a money mystery, other than the puzzling rush to give Floridians tax breaks just as Florida is looking down the barrel of a possible $2.8 billion budget deficit next year and $6.9 billion the year after.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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Soon after, Yoon moved out from the presidential residency and into an apartment in the capital Seoul.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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“Thereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thereafter. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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