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in the wake of

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back adj.
following adj.
hind adj.

ADJECTIVE

back

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backward

STRONG

behind final following hind posterior rear rearward tail

WEAK

aback abaft aft after astern back of hindmost rearmost

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning first front preceding

WEAK

future

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 directly after henceforth in pursuit in search of later later on next next off on the scent presently proximate sequent sequential seriate supervenient when

Antonyms

STRONG

front preceding

WEAK

first leading

ADJECTIVE

hind

Synonyms

STRONG

behind final following posterior postern rear rearward tail

WEAK

aback abaft aft after astern back of backward hindmost rearmost

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning first front preceding

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in the wake of

Bougatef's declaration, which came in what is called a Section 5 report, set in motion a process that could see outside intervention in the wake of no solution.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday indicated that his department could make additional moves in the wake of its announcement that it would at least double the size of its buybacks of longer-dated Treasury bonds.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

He said the weirdest conspiracy theory he’d heard in the wake of the shooting was that he’s a government plant.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

HelloFresh used to get some ready-to-heat meals from FreshRealm but ended that relationship in the wake of the listeria problems, said a HelloFresh spokeswoman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Now, in the wake of his removal, they were nothing.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

in the wake of

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