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Recent Examples of after all
A lot can be traced back to food in the Freeling household, after all.
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Tracy Kimball, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
This is a holiday after all, so of course, there’s dessert, too.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
Great sports moments, after all, are fleeting.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
The villa’s name is, after all, not Kennedy but Speyer, built in 1901 for a prominent banking family.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Tracy Kimball, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
This is a holiday after all, so of course, there’s dessert, too.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
Great sports moments, after all, are fleeting.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
The villa’s name is, after all, not Kennedy but Speyer, built in 1901 for a prominent banking family.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for after all
Adverb
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In the process, however, one of the big distinguishing aspects of TV – the large audiences who once assembled to watch dramas, sitcoms and reality shows – has eroded.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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Peterson was cruising through the first three, however, the Nationals rallied for seven runs in the fourth to set up the blowout.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Instead, four leading tech companies reported quarterly results that beat Wall Street’s official forecasts but nevertheless fell short of the sky-high expectations investors have set for companies leading the AI revolution.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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Passero noted that his staff determined areas of concern nevertheless turned out to be fully code complaint, while others required relatively minor work.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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If Alvaro Arbeloa’s side pick up all three points there, Barca will win La Liga regardless by beating Madrid in El Clasico on Sunday, May 10.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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But the company is owned by a hedge fund, and many readers opt to shop small regardless.—
Mark Pearson,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/after%20all. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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