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afterlife

[af-ter-lahyf, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˌlaɪf, ˈɑf- /


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In Dyersville: For the movie “Field of Dreams,” starring Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones, a cornfield is turned into a ballfield for a story about baseball players in the afterlife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Poor Sylvia Plath has found little rest in the afterlife.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

This time, however, he explores an afterlife with its own set of rules.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

But few shows have had a longer afterlife, nor left a deeper impact on viewers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

I don’t even know if he believed in the afterlife or a literal Jesus or what.”

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx