after all
adverb
1
: in spite of considerations or expectations to the contrary : nevertheless
decided to take the train after all
didn't rain after all
2
: in view of all circumstances
literature which is after all only a special department of reading—
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China’s Silicon Valley–slayer may have mooched off Silicon Valley after all.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Hugh Jackman won't perform in London this summer after all.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Elon Musk is joining the federal government after all.
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Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
Hugh Jackman won't perform in London this summer after all.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Elon Musk is joining the federal government after all.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
However, this week Roxburgh told Fox Business that a relaunch wasn’t happening after all.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 23 Jan. 2025
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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/after%20all. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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