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afterlife

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


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Both share an interest in funerary art, which provides insights into beliefs about beauty, the afterlife, and everyday life.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

It was the last song she recorded before her death this April, and finds the star asking the boatman to ferry her across the river to the afterlife.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

To write about the afterlife of the Revolution without a deeper look at Lincoln is to omit a decisive turn in the narrative.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Recently, although I never met my mother again in this life, I became aware that she had passed on to the afterlife.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2026

“You’re positive about a movie theater in the afterlife but not if you’ll have your glasses? Seems like an oversight in your heavenly blueprint.”

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera




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