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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 Not that the afterlife has been too boring for Isaac. Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024 The act of cooking the food is also considered an important ritual during Dia de los Muertos as a way of calling in or inviting your ancestors to make the journey from the afterlife to join with family still living human life. Zayda Rivera, Parents, 30 Sep. 2024 Designing costumes for the characters in the afterlife proved to be a collaborative effort, with Burton and makeup. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024 The former president has previously speculated about his father's fate in the afterlife. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for afterlife 
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Noun
  • But not every child in that age range is ready for strength training.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
  • That theory is supported by the style of the necklace as well as the quality and age of the stones, the auction house Sotheby’s said in a press release.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The Fame Monster track sits on the razor’s edge between glamour, tragedy, and immortality.
    Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Guillermo Del Toro’s debut film is a radical departure from Dracula and his batty ilk, as vampirism is reimagined as a side effect of the immortality granted by a wondrous mechanism created by a 16th-century alchemist.
    James Grebey, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Rodgers, at the age of 40 and looking every bit like it this season, is clearly in the twilight of his career.
    Jesse Reed, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Instead, these locations experience polar twilight as their brightest periods during this season, which replaces their daylight.
    Cecilia Blomdahl, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Students from College of Adaptive Arts will participate in the game that evening by singing the opening National Anthem, as well as performing a special cheer routine during the game.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • About five people were still considered missing by Thursday evening, Schroetlin said.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • In Denver, the snow is expected to abate completely by the afternoon, followed by a dry, sunny week, with highs in the upper 40s and low 50s.
    Max Levy, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
  • The average credit card rate now is 20.5% — down just a tiny bit from the 20.78% average on the morning of Sept. 18, before the Fed announced its first rate cut that afternoon, according to Bankrate.com data.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • While Spain is accustomed to autumn storms that sometimes bring seasonal flooding, the recent downpours have resulted in the deadliest floods in living memory.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In the calm waters off Seal Beach, California, surfers are currently busy catching the best waves and beachgoers are soaking up the last of the summer sun before autumn is in full swing.
    Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024

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“Afterlife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterlife. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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