afterward
adverb
af·ter·ward
ˈaf-tər-wərd 
ˈaf-tə-
variants
or afterwards
ˈaf-tər-wərdz
ˈaf-tə-
: at a later or succeeding time : subsequently, thereafter
found out about it long afterward
Examples of afterward in a Sentence
He found out about it long afterward.
Afterward, she got a promotion.
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Soon afterward, Reed transferred to Michigan State, but was ruled ineligible for the 2019 season due to the NCAA transfer rule.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Soon afterward, the bishops provided eighteen suggestions for possible members.
—Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The Knicks also beat Milwaukee, 116-94, at the Garden in November, and afterward, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo bemoaned his team’s lack of effort.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Rhule had wanted Mayfield and pounded the table to get him in the draft and afterward.
—Charlotte Observer, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Soon afterward, the bishops provided eighteen suggestions for possible members.
—Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
The Knicks also beat Milwaukee, 116-94, at the Garden in November, and afterward, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo bemoaned his team’s lack of effort.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Rhule had wanted Mayfield and pounded the table to get him in the draft and afterward.
—Charlotte Observer, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afterward. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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