as in later
following in time or place
gave his farewell speech and left the room shortly thereafter
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Recent Examples of thereafter
First payments arrive within 10 business days, with weekly pay thereafter.
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Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
In one notable case, a lamb was sustained for 288 hours (12 days) and then weaned to breathe on its own, with long-term survival thereafter.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
The staffers then related what had happened to Sean Graham, the WGA West general counsel, who exited shortly thereafter.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The driver noticed they were being followed by the Jeep shortly thereafter.
—Robert A. Cronkleton
march 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
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Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
In one notable case, a lamb was sustained for 288 hours (12 days) and then weaned to breathe on its own, with long-term survival thereafter.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
The staffers then related what had happened to Sean Graham, the WGA West general counsel, who exited shortly thereafter.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The driver noticed they were being followed by the Jeep shortly thereafter.
—Robert A. Cronkleton
march 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thereafter
Adverb
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The Senate's action would then send the bill back to the House, which is also holding a pro-forma session later in the morning.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Crew has an amazing sight in store Four days later during the lunar flyby, the moon will appear to be the size of a basketball held at arm’s length.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The impact sends both men hurling to the pavement, and the shoeless rear passenger can be seen hobbling on one foot afterward, the footage shows.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Tuchel tried to put a brave face on it afterwards, insisting that every team in the world would miss a player of Kane’s quality, and that his England team have won games without Kane in the past and will do so again in the future.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Billing records show he was involved with the case soon after, as the firm prepared to bring it to the Supreme Court a second time.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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Both previous videos landed on YouTube a few days after.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Thereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thereafter. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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