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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All three stayed on friendly terms with him afterward, a point the defense emphasized.
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Arkansas Online, 6 June 2025
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, whose annual state-of-the-county address Friday focused on recent local success stories, expressed worry afterward that presidential executive orders may hurt international travel and disrupt the region’s tourism-dependent economy.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
Immediately afterward, Combs allegedly left the hotel.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 June 2025
Edmonton cut its deficit back to one goal shortly afterward when Viktor Arvidsson took a drop pass from Vasily Podkolzin and fired a slap shot from just above the left circle that beat Sergei Bobrovsky.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
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Arkansas Online, 6 June 2025
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings, whose annual state-of-the-county address Friday focused on recent local success stories, expressed worry afterward that presidential executive orders may hurt international travel and disrupt the region’s tourism-dependent economy.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
Immediately afterward, Combs allegedly left the hotel.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 June 2025
Edmonton cut its deficit back to one goal shortly afterward when Viktor Arvidsson took a drop pass from Vasily Podkolzin and fired a slap shot from just above the left circle that beat Sergei Bobrovsky.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
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“Afterward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afterward. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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