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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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Cost is $95 for an Early Bird Forum Pass through July 31, $125 thereafter.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
Richard Nixon rightly is credited with fostering this long-term development, starting during his years as vice president and thereafter.
—Arthur Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
Another adjustment to sugar rates shortly thereafter threw Spain’s colony of Cuba into a tailspin, spurring an anti-colonial war.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for thereafter
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thereafter
adverb
there·af·ter
t͟ha-ˈraf-tər
t͟he-
: after that
it was returned shortly thereafter
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