thereafter
adverb
there·af·ter
t͟her-ˈaf-tər 
1
: after that
2
archaic
: according to that : accordingly
Examples of thereafter in a Sentence
Thereafter, the two companies operated in full partnership.
gave his farewell speech and left the room shortly thereafter
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The appellate court set a briefing schedule that stretches into mid-April and noted oral arguments will take place soon thereafter, meaning Dellinger will be out of the job for several weeks or longer.
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Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Mar. 2025
Soon thereafter, with a design in hand, Ming and his team began to collaborate with specialists on realizing the project.
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Cataclysmic collisions with protoplanets, asteroids and comets are thought to be common during a planet’s formation and for the next tens to hundreds of millions of years thereafter.
—Conor Feehly, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2025
Shortly thereafter, smartphones began their rise to prominence, cutting into Skype’s territory.
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Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Mar. 2025
Soon thereafter, with a design in hand, Ming and his team began to collaborate with specialists on realizing the project.
—Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Cataclysmic collisions with protoplanets, asteroids and comets are thought to be common during a planet’s formation and for the next tens to hundreds of millions of years thereafter.
—Conor Feehly, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2025
Shortly thereafter, smartphones began their rise to prominence, cutting into Skype’s territory.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Thereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thereafter. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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thereafter
adverb
there·af·ter
t͟ha-ˈraf-tər
t͟he-
: after that
it was returned shortly thereafter
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