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as in age
a later period of one's life
written in afterlife, his memoirs reveal a kinder, more forgiving man
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as in immortality
unending existence after death
hoping to join her deceased parents in the afterlife
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Recent Examples of afterlife
Is Tommy’s deceased spouse really guiding her to the afterlife?
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 27 Jan. 2025
Ng’s book is at once an investigation into the afterlife of exclusion in her family and an attempt to memorialize the missing generations of Chinese Americans—the children these men never had—on paper.
—Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
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The author of What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us on chronic fatigue syndrome, Nietzsche, and catastrophic life events that engender an afterlife.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
In the afterlife, the lighting is completely different in the waiting room, the immigration hall and on the soul train.
—Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 27 Jan. 2025
Ng’s book is at once an investigation into the afterlife of exclusion in her family and an attempt to memorialize the missing generations of Chinese Americans—the children these men never had—on paper.
—Jane Hu, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
Interview ‘Resilience Doesn’t Apply to Every Situation’: An Interview with Mike Mariani
Alice Blackwell
The author of What Doesn't Kill Us Makes Us on chronic fatigue syndrome, Nietzsche, and catastrophic life events that engender an afterlife.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
In the afterlife, the lighting is completely different in the waiting room, the immigration hall and on the soul train.
—Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterlife
Noun
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The right amount of toothpaste will vary depending upon your baby's age.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
28 Feb. 2025
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What To Know Michael LaRosa, who served as former first lady Jill Biden's press secretary, slammed the party's approach to handling concerns about the former president's age during a Wednesday panel discussion at American University's Sine Institute of Policy and Politics.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Applications in Antiquity In antiquity, rosemary became an emblem of faithful remembrance and immortality.—
Nina Foster,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Dec. 2024
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According to Hindu scriptures, gods and demons once churned the cosmic ocean in search of the nectar of immortality.—
Kyra Colah,
Fox News,
8 Feb. 2025
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The twilight tributes included Pete Seeger The Power of Song (2007), an irresistible hagiography directed by Jim Brown for PBS’s American Master series.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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These stars appear in that order, as the twilight sky grows dark.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Just add a heeled barely-there sandal and elegant evening clutch.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
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On Wednesday evening, the LakeShow hosted the Charlotte Hornets in the first game after the All-Star break.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Performances are Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon, as well as on March 1 and 2.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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On the same evening, Liverpool toiled their way to a 2-2 draw versus Aston Villa and could find themselves only five points ahead of second-place Arsenal in the league standings come Sunday afternoon.—
Julia Ranney,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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But as autumn turned to winter this season, whispers turned into winds: Was Henderson a bust?—
Jason Quick,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Beyond the sycamore trees that, during my autumn visit, were starting to turn gold and copper, the Sterrekopje Healing Farm resort felt like something out of a fairy tale.—
Chris Wallace,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Afterlife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterlife. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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