afterlife
noun
af·ter·life
ˈaf-tər-ˌlīf 
1
: an existence after death
2
: a later period in one's life
3
: a period of continued or renewed use, existence, or popularity beyond what is normal, primary, or expected
a TV show with a long afterlife in syndication
Examples of afterlife in a Sentence
Does he believe in an afterlife?
written in afterlife, his memoirs reveal a kinder, more forgiving man
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The episode fills in who Spencer becomes without Alex, and then Taylor Sheridan delivers this epilogue ending, where Spencer and Alex reunite in the afterlife.
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
The series’ final scene finds Spencer, 45 years later, joining Alex in the afterlife for a heavenly waltz (in what appears to be the ballroom of the ocean liner where they were separated).
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2025
This is the season where Meredith, suffering from the virus, falls into a coma and meets her dead friends and lovers on a beach that’s possibly in the afterlife, or perhaps her imagination.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
Jamil starred alongside Kristen Bell, Manny Jacinto, William Jackson Harper and Ted Danson as their characters navigated the afterlife.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
The series’ final scene finds Spencer, 45 years later, joining Alex in the afterlife for a heavenly waltz (in what appears to be the ballroom of the ocean liner where they were separated).
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2025
This is the season where Meredith, suffering from the virus, falls into a coma and meets her dead friends and lovers on a beach that’s possibly in the afterlife, or perhaps her imagination.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
Jamil starred alongside Kristen Bell, Manny Jacinto, William Jackson Harper and Ted Danson as their characters navigated the afterlife.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Afterlife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afterlife. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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afterlife
noun
af·ter·life
-ˌlīf
1
: an existence after death
2
: a later period in one's life
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