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However, in the days since, Young apparently had a change of heart as the BBC revealed Saturday that his Pyramid Stage set will livestream after all.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2025
Last year was, after all, the center’s first season playing pro basketball and just fourth in the sport overall.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
Villeneuve, whose other films include Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, is not exactly known for being sunny — so Goode's vision may come to life onscreen after all.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 27 June 2025
The production design might have set him within a post-apocalyptic landscape, but this was going to be a friendly, feel-good dystopia after all.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 June 2025
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2025
Last year was, after all, the center’s first season playing pro basketball and just fourth in the sport overall.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
Villeneuve, whose other films include Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, is not exactly known for being sunny — so Goode's vision may come to life onscreen after all.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 27 June 2025
The production design might have set him within a post-apocalyptic landscape, but this was going to be a friendly, feel-good dystopia after all.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for after all
Adverb
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Even if there’s nothing to fear about this new database, however, good results in science depend on trust.—
Caren Zucker,
The Atlantic,
6 July 2025
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In a characteristic act of self-contradiction, however, his foreign policy is based on a significant overestimation of American power.—
KORI SCHAKE,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
Adverb
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Challenged by armed gangs in southern Gaza and a population that has expressed open anger at Hamas, the militant group has nevertheless found a way to continue the fight, exacting a deadly price with each passing week that goes by without a ceasefire.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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But Latin America’s ideals of el bien común have nevertheless helped shape legal codes into the present—including international law.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
30 June 2025
Adverb
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The next one for Brazil, if converted, would have won it regardless.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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While the trade war is ongoing, and the end-game is unclear, what is apparent is that many companies are going to be able to grow earnings regardless.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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“After all.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/after%20all. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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