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or afterwards
as in later
following in time or place
we'll go to the play, then have supper afterward
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Recent Examples of afterward
Souter, who was born in Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard, and afterward was a Rhodes scholar at Oxford University in England.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 9 May 2025
Every other private institution — and most public ones — compete brutally on price up until the May 1 reply date each year (and sometimes afterward).
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Shortly afterward, he was stopped in his car, a 2016 Chevrolet Impala, and was placed under arrest.
—Kyle Schmidbauer, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
Juan and Alfredo—who arrives just afterward—don’t have time to mourn their friend’s death and hurry to leave after seeing people with flashlights heading toward the building.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 1 May 2025
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 9 May 2025
Every other private institution — and most public ones — compete brutally on price up until the May 1 reply date each year (and sometimes afterward).
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Shortly afterward, he was stopped in his car, a 2016 Chevrolet Impala, and was placed under arrest.
—Kyle Schmidbauer, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
Juan and Alfredo—who arrives just afterward—don’t have time to mourn their friend’s death and hurry to leave after seeing people with flashlights heading toward the building.
—Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterward
Adverb
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An inning later, Jhoan Duran induced a key double play, fielding a ball hit back to him, before getting Willy Adames to look at strike three to seal the seventh straight win and bring the Twins back to even on the year.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
11 May 2025
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A little over five minutes later, the Leafs again pounced on a sluggish Panthers side when John Tavares stuffed a wraparound goal past Bobrovsky.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
Adverb
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This destination will be the perfect place to meet up before a show, continue the party after, or just live it up as part of the summertime fun.—
AvidXchange Music Factory,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2025
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Soon after, Berkshire led a group of investors in a $9-billion purchase of MidAmerican, bringing Buffett into the energy business — and Abel into the legendary investor’s orbit.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
Adverb
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Owens and Carter made plans to meet in New York City at the Roc Nation office shortly thereafter.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
17 May 2025
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Both sides quickly thereafter resumed negotiations and struck a compromise, prompted in part by the potential damage to care givers.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2025
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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterward. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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