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
The exes agreed to the arrangement in a September legal filing obtained by PEOPLE, but Christina listed the house for sale for $4.5 million shortly thereafter.
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Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Soon thereafter, Ani attends a New Year’s Eve bash that Vanya throws at the house (his parents are in Russia).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
Eli Lilly went on the offensive shortly thereafter, sending hundreds of cease-and-desist letters to telehealth companies and compounders offering tirzepatide.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2024
The flashing indication to eat popcorn might only spur you at that exact instant and shortly thereafter any spurred impulse falls by the wayside.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Soon thereafter, Ani attends a New Year’s Eve bash that Vanya throws at the house (his parents are in Russia).
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
Eli Lilly went on the offensive shortly thereafter, sending hundreds of cease-and-desist letters to telehealth companies and compounders offering tirzepatide.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2024
The flashing indication to eat popcorn might only spur you at that exact instant and shortly thereafter any spurred impulse falls by the wayside.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for thereafter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thereafter
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However, two people later showed up at nearby hospitals with gunshot wounds.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Sometime later, a passing pipeline company worker pulled the vehicle from the ditch.Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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While the polls closed at 6 p.m., voters were still waiting in line almost two hours afterward in Hendricks County.Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Soon afterward, Harris began blatantly calling Trump a fascist.Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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Soon after, people across Europe reported the same behavior with their unsecured milk bottles.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Soon after, Lynda Carter’s iconic take on the character found the kind of breakthrough success The Secrets of Isis did not.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Thereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thereafter. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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