the next life
noun
: a life that is believed by some people to come after death
He believed that he would see his family again in the next life.
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Sam and Citra shared the happy news immediately upon giving their relationship update, and cast members applauded the next life step for the couple.
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Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
But the next life cycle's Avatar has yet to reveal themself... until the young Aang (Gordon Cormier), said to be the last surviving Air Nomad, reawakens in a world nearly overrun by the Fire Nation.
—EW.com, 17 Oct. 2023
The standard of proof involves a safety deposit box, a lawyer, and a list of ten details a person must draw up and keep secret in anticipation of the next life.
—Omar El Akkad, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
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Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
But the next life cycle's Avatar has yet to reveal themself... until the young Aang (Gordon Cormier), said to be the last surviving Air Nomad, reawakens in a world nearly overrun by the Fire Nation.
—EW.com, 17 Oct. 2023
The standard of proof involves a safety deposit box, a lawyer, and a list of ten details a person must draw up and keep secret in anticipation of the next life.
—Omar El Akkad, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
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“The next life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20next%20life. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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