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
Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
That’s why the 2018 announcement of the properties of NGC 1052-DF2, hereafter known as DF2 for short, came as such a shock.
—Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 22 June 2021
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
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
That’s why the 2018 announcement of the properties of NGC 1052-DF2, hereafter known as DF2 for short, came as such a shock.
—Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 22 June 2021
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
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Still, that may not be enough for some renters to start a home search in the near future.Samantha Delouya, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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The goal is to add at least another 15 to 20 stores a year for the foreseeable future.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
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Aron Fromm, Casey Rupp) — In a future where no one can die and no one wants to live anymore, two space pirate brothers must destroy an evil messiah to break the curse of immortality and deliver humanity to its final resting place.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2024
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His talent for pointing a camera in the right direction at the right time suggests the secret to immortality isn’t found in the fountain of youth.Lilian Raji, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Forty years later, Hindu Americans in public life are facing the same stereotypes in spades.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Five months later, with conversations occurring throughout the offseason and only heating up Tuesday night, the deal became more of a reality.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone and Newsweek will be back tomorrow with another round of hints and tips.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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The breach update site says that tomorrow, the state will publish the number of a call center for help with the breach, available from 11AM to 8PM ET Sunday morning and from 9AM to 9PM ET Monday through Friday after that.Wes Davis, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2024
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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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“Hereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hereafter. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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