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directly after

ADJECTIVE

following

Synonyms

STRONGEST

coming consecutive ensuing subsequent succeeding successive

STRONG

attendant back hinder latter posterior pursuing rear resulting serial specified then trailing

WEAK

a while later after a while afterward coming after coming next consequent consequential henceforth in pursuit in search of in the wake of later later on next next off on the scent presently proximate sequent sequential seriate supervenient when

Antonyms

STRONG

front preceding

WEAK

first leading

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The animals in the Chinese quarry, which were dated to around 512 million years ago, represent the first major discovery of soft-bodied fossils that lived directly after the Sinsk event, Han explained.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

She was then brought back to reprise the character in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” the 2016 spinoff film that takes place directly after the events of “Andor.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

He was referring to the 35-minute stretch directly after half-time that yielded 22 unanswered Irish points.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

On Monday, when MSNBC’s cameras cut back to the studio directly after Donald Trump’s second inaugural speech, our first glimpse was of an exhausted-looking Rachel Maddow.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2025

I would go home directly after work, pick up Thembi, then drive to the Community Center.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

directly after

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