as in afterwards
from this point on
he is giving up all his worldly goods and hereafter will devote his life to the poor
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as in future
time that is to come
apologized, for being late to the meeting and assured his boss that there would be no such recurrences in the hereafter
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as in immortality
unending existence after death
hoped to be reunited with his deceased wife in the hereafter
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Recent Examples of hereafter
Jay Peters, The Verge, 26 June 2023
Introduction Since 2003, the Tax Foundation, a think tank based in Washington D.C., has annually issued its Business Tax Climate Index (hereafter the Index), comparing all 50 states and analyzing each state’s business tax climate.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
Ryan Ruby, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
Others of us prefer her messing with the hereafter alongside Kevin Bacon and Kiefer Sutherland.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022
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Adverb
Affirm that efforts meant to keep Reddit accountable to its commitments and deadlines will hereafter not be met with insults, threats, removals, or hostility.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 26 June 2023
Introduction Since 2003, the Tax Foundation, a think tank based in Washington D.C., has annually issued its Business Tax Climate Index (hereafter the Index), comparing all 50 states and analyzing each state’s business tax climate.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
Noun
The otherworlds that Véra claimed were central to his metaphysics don’t necessarily exist in a temporal hereafter, but rather in a spatial here and now.
—Ryan Ruby, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
Others of us prefer her messing with the hereafter alongside Kevin Bacon and Kiefer Sutherland.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hereafter
Noun
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Samsung’s Practical Tablet Samsung will be launching the Galaxy Tab S10 FE tablets in the near future, as the flurry of leaks suggests.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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With testing in the near future, Lee is optimistic about the potential of her work.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Finally, for some, this technology may provide a type of immortality.—
Dr. Jonathan Reichental,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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The high point of Mickey 17, Bong Joon-ho’s bitterly funny follow-up to his Oscar-winning Parasite, is a prolonged sequence in which the title character, a hapless schlub played by Robert Pattinson, explains how his life became a hellscape of technologically enabled immortality.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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She’s done plenty of gossiping with the other two, first with Kate while Laurie was in her room and later with Laurie when Kate was away.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Who knew that 25 years later, Singleton would show his coaching versatilty by winning a state title at the highest level with no true big man.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Holmes and the White Sox’s Sean Burke are scheduled to make their fifth and fourth career starts, respectively, tomorrow.—
Jerry Beach,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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More strikes ongoing for hours tonight, and will provide full initial report tomorrow.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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As resulting initiatives like Spelman’s and HBCUs Outside become more commonplace, there can be a signal to a new generation of young Black people that the intersection of environmentalism and cultural resilience are imperatives of Black futurity.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Nov. 2024
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Centrally, by having a coltan miner as the protagonist, the film links futurity with materiality and labor.—
Ruby Thélot,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2024
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