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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He was fired shortly thereafter from his radio job.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Brown was shut down for the night shortly thereafter, heading to the bench with 4:45 remaining in the third and Boston up 81-60
Rookie Baylor Scheierman then took over hot-hand duties from his veteran teammate.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Shortly thereafter, a Starlink antenna was reported sprouting from the Jersey tech center’s roof, and a dozen or so Hughes workers were fired.
—Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The college team at Johns Hopkins University was invited to represent the United States but did not make the trip, and lacrosse was dropped as an Olympic sport thereafter.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Brown was shut down for the night shortly thereafter, heading to the bench with 4:45 remaining in the third and Boston up 81-60
Rookie Baylor Scheierman then took over hot-hand duties from his veteran teammate.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
Shortly thereafter, a Starlink antenna was reported sprouting from the Jersey tech center’s roof, and a dozen or so Hughes workers were fired.
—Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The college team at Johns Hopkins University was invited to represent the United States but did not make the trip, and lacrosse was dropped as an Olympic sport thereafter.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thereafter
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“Thereafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thereafter. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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