thereafter
adverb
there·af·ter
t͟her-ˈaf-tər 
1
: after that
2
archaic
: according to that : accordingly
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Examples of thereafter in a Sentence
Thereafter, the two companies operated in full partnership.
gave his farewell speech and left the room shortly thereafter
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Just a short time thereafter, a group of key employees were poached by a competitor.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
That both were at least legally married was dicey enough—Slater would file for divorce that summer; Grande shortly thereafter—but Slater was also a new father, with a recent social-media record of a wife and newborn.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Minshew steered Las Vegas to an upset victory against the Baltimore Ravens on the road in Week 2, but failed to maintain any consistency thereafter, getting benched for O'Connell in Week 6.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Asian federations fully supported the Saudi Arabian proposal shortly thereafter.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
That both were at least legally married was dicey enough—Slater would file for divorce that summer; Grande shortly thereafter—but Slater was also a new father, with a recent social-media record of a wife and newborn.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
Minshew steered Las Vegas to an upset victory against the Baltimore Ravens on the road in Week 2, but failed to maintain any consistency thereafter, getting benched for O'Connell in Week 6.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Asian federations fully supported the Saudi Arabian proposal shortly thereafter.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Thereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thereafter. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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thereafter
adverb
there·af·ter
t͟ha-ˈraf-tər
t͟he-
: after that
it was returned shortly thereafter
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