as in later
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
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
Nothing that happens hereafter is the steam shower’s fault.
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Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 July 2025
Ryan Ruby,
Harper’s Magazine ,
26 Oct. 2022
The vulture, serpent, and falcon are traditional iconography of eternal protection in the hereafter.
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National Geographic,
18 Oct. 2022
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Adverb
Employers now and hereafter must alert their employees to these new rights.
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Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
Nothing that happens hereafter is the steam shower’s fault.
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Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 July 2025
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.
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Ryan Ruby,
Harper’s Magazine ,
26 Oct. 2022
The vulture, serpent, and falcon are traditional iconography of eternal protection in the hereafter.
—
National Geographic,
18 Oct. 2022
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Adverb
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According to the release, the treat started as East Tennessee McDonald's Owner/Operator Litton Cochran's family recipe, which later gained popularity locally before catching on nationally.
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Seconds later, a powerful explosion blasted through the doorway, shattering windows and sending vertical blinds and debris flying as firefighters quickly retreated from the building.
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There were tens of thousands of dollars sent to him, the complaint alleges, for things like dental work, a pickup truck, a motorcycle and to fund a legitimate social media career and future together.
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As The Athletic has reported previously, there is uncertainty over his future at the east London club.
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Photo by Steve Campbell/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images The Jets have flirted with immortality since, advancing to -- and losing in painstaking fashion -- the AFC championship game at the conclusion of the 1982, 1998, 2010 and 2011 seasons.
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For his part, the Lord Protector was granted immortality, a mixed blessing to be sure.
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The only path for those who want to restrict birthright citizenship henceforth is a constitutional amendment, which is highly unlikely to pass.
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The horses will henceforth have their winter meets at Belmont and the huge plot of public land in South Ozone Park will have a new use and the top priority must be housing, housing, housing.
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This decision matters because all cellphone-carrying people can end up in tomorrow’s geofence, like all those who were unknowingly grabbed in the Chatrie search.
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What does this new edition of the MPC say about the needs of producers of today and tomorrow?
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This tournament has built credibility by showcasing teams competing at a high level, then shaking hands afterward.
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Not long afterward, he was elected president on a platform deeply hostile to the West and its liberal ideology, and especially to the United States — threatening a hard fight in the event of war.
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Established in 2023, the biennial prize is given in recognition of next-gen multidisciplinary artists working at the intersection of art, media, and technology to explore notions of futurity and transformation.
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This reading list offers resources for engaging with Indigenous thought, resistance, and futurity.
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“Hereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hereafter. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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