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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Problems began shortly thereafter, when SpaceX lost touch with Starship roughly nine minutes after liftoff.
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However, further controversy ensued between the duo thereafter, including public arguments back and forth online.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Popular on Variety Shortly thereafter, Al-Kateab got a call from producer Sheila Nevins, who, at the time, was the head of MTV Documentary Film.
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But the research for SoCalGas contained many of the same talking points as studies published by the restaurant association shortly thereafter.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
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Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
However, further controversy ensued between the duo thereafter, including public arguments back and forth online.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Popular on Variety Shortly thereafter, Al-Kateab got a call from producer Sheila Nevins, who, at the time, was the head of MTV Documentary Film.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 17 Jan. 2025
But the research for SoCalGas contained many of the same talking points as studies published by the restaurant association shortly thereafter.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Thereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thereafter. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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thereafter
adverb
there·af·ter
t͟ha-ˈraf-tər
t͟he-
: after that
it was returned shortly thereafter
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