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For example, such possessions might have been buried with an individual for use in the afterworld.
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Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2020
Tilda Swinton’s benevolent wood sprite also has a more ambiguous twin, who lives in the afterworld, with a group of poker-playing rabbits as her underlings.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 Dec. 2022
The show imagines a future 15 years from now, in which people can live beyond their corporeal bodies by uploading their consciousness into a visual afterworld.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 31 Mar. 2022
On Maui’s west coast is a massive volcanic outcropping called Black Rock, where spirits of the recently deceased are said to leap into the afterworld to join their ancestors.
—Washington Post, 30 July 2021
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Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2020
Tilda Swinton’s benevolent wood sprite also has a more ambiguous twin, who lives in the afterworld, with a group of poker-playing rabbits as her underlings.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 Dec. 2022
The show imagines a future 15 years from now, in which people can live beyond their corporeal bodies by uploading their consciousness into a visual afterworld.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 31 Mar. 2022
On Maui’s west coast is a massive volcanic outcropping called Black Rock, where spirits of the recently deceased are said to leap into the afterworld to join their ancestors.
—Washington Post, 30 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterworld
Noun
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Read the full Cancer Daily Horoscope Leo (July 23 - August 22) Connecting with the otherworld?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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When the portals to the otherworld were most accessible.—
Mira Ptacin,
Vogue,
3 Nov. 2023
Noun
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The animals were often ritually killed to guide a deceased individual's journey to the afterlife.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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While in the hospital, Meredith takes a visit to the afterlife and sees familiar faces who have died, including her mom, Denny, and her dog, Doc.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Bruno Ganz, in an unforgettable performance, plays an angel who can hear the thoughts of the denizens of Berlin and decides to give up his immortality to join them.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Along with a lifelong dream of being a Masters champion, McIlroy is now part of golfing immortality as only the sixth player with the career Grand Slam.—
Doug Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Afterworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterworld. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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