as in afterwards
from this point on
he is giving up all his worldly goods and hereafter will devote his life to the poor
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as in future
time that is to come
apologized, for being late to the meeting and assured his boss that there would be no such recurrences in the hereafter
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as in immortality
unending existence after death
hoped to be reunited with his deceased wife in the hereafter
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Recent Examples of hereafter
Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
That’s why the 2018 announcement of the properties of NGC 1052-DF2, hereafter known as DF2 for short, came as such a shock.
—Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 22 June 2021
Ryan Ruby, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
Others of us prefer her messing with the hereafter alongside Kevin Bacon and Kiefer Sutherland.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022
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Adverb
Introduction Since 2003, the Tax Foundation, a think tank based in Washington D.C., has annually issued its Business Tax Climate Index (hereafter the Index), comparing all 50 states and analyzing each state’s business tax climate.
—Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Jan. 2023
That’s why the 2018 announcement of the properties of NGC 1052-DF2, hereafter known as DF2 for short, came as such a shock.
—Ethan Siegel, Forbes, 22 June 2021
Noun
The otherworlds that Véra claimed were central to his metaphysics don’t necessarily exist in a temporal hereafter, but rather in a spatial here and now.
—Ryan Ruby, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
Others of us prefer her messing with the hereafter alongside Kevin Bacon and Kiefer Sutherland.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hereafter
Noun
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At the Museum of Clocks, also in Chengdu, textural red brickwork alludes more to the area’s humble past than a gleaming future.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN,
4 Mar. 2025
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Below, the actor talks about teaming up with Chicago Fire’s Mouch during the rescue, Ripley’s future with Hannah, and whether his character still has a job at the hospital.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Yet, when Buckcherry performs, Todd projects the immortality that attracts audiences to iconoclastic and destructive musicians.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
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What Happens Next The Eagles are vying for their franchise's second Super Bowl championship, while the Chiefs chase historic NFL immortality.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The plan is to launch public services later this year at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Authorities have said Colbert later used Manzano's credit card to make a purchase at a New Orleans gas station and several stores in the area.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Even if sanctions were lifted tomorrow, the country’s tech ecosystem is being deliberately walled off, making U.S. reentry difficult.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings!—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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As resulting initiatives like Spelman’s and HBCUs Outside become more commonplace, there can be a signal to a new generation of young Black people that the intersection of environmentalism and cultural resilience are imperatives of Black futurity.—
Essence,
Essence,
25 Nov. 2024
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Centrally, by having a coltan miner as the protagonist, the film links futurity with materiality and labor.—
Ruby Thélot,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2024
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“Hereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hereafter. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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