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She wasn’t moved to tears by Lainey Wilson’s headlining performance, nor was the singer-songwriter from rural San Luis Obispo, California, distraught over any kind of personal trauma triggered by Wilson’s lyrics (country songs are known for having this kind of effect, after all).
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2025
Clarksdale, after all, calls itself the birthplace of the blues and is also the site of the crossroads where, around 1930, Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for supreme guitar artistry.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
This tiny change could persuade some users that sooner is better, after all.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 index were also down more than 3 percent Friday morning, a day after all three indexes suffered their worst single-day losses since 2020.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 29 Apr. 2025
Clarksdale, after all, calls itself the birthplace of the blues and is also the site of the crossroads where, around 1930, Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for supreme guitar artistry.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
This tiny change could persuade some users that sooner is better, after all.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 index were also down more than 3 percent Friday morning, a day after all three indexes suffered their worst single-day losses since 2020.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for after all
Adverb
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The stock is still down almost 30% so far this year, however.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Both groups, however, have worked together on previous film and TV tax credit proposals.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Leonard's status is nevertheless under massive scrutiny, even though he's looked every bit the two-time Finals MVP over the last couple of weeks.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Matty James rescued a point for Phil Parkinson’s men, who nevertheless surrendered second spot courtesy of Wycombe’s 2-0 victory at Bolton Wanderers.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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Powell’s term as chairman is up next year regardless.—
The Editors,
National Review,
22 Apr. 2025
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Ideally, of course, the team could deliver that same brand of basketball regardless.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2025
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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/after%20all. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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