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after vs beyond

The phrases 'after' and 'beyond' have different meanings and are not directly interchangeable. 'After' is used to indicate a sequence in time or order, while 'beyond' is used to indicate something that is further away in distance or metaphorically. They are not comparable as they serve different purposes.

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after

The word 'after' is correct and commonly used in English to indicate something that happens following a particular time or event.

Use 'after' when referring to something that occurs subsequent to a specific time or event.

Examples:

I will call you after the meeting.
She always eats dessert after dinner.

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Mazdakism almost disappeared after the massacre.
Furnace for drying aluminium batteries after sealing-test.
Cummings recruited me after I started working here.
Like Lance Armstrong after a three-day drunk.
Working after school as a burnt-potato-chip picker.
We met on Carondelet Street after your election.
Not after what happened with Steve.
We wiped your processors after refining your programming.
Resigned shortly after his slayer was...
Our people suffered greatly after the war.
I met your dad after the Americans left.
Dream after dream after dream after dream.
Not after breakfast Not after C.S.I.
Especially now, after... after Jenny.
Peter hanged himself after Valerie's - after Miss Jessel's accident.
I like not feeling pressure after training, after the games.
The three vandals were released soon after their arrest after paying 330,000 pesos each.
The study said protective immunity after vaccination wanes after 4-12 years.
Immediately after application and 4 weeks after twice-daily application.
It is currently classified after Novaku Djokovicu and after Raphael Nadalu.

Alternatives:

following
subsequent to
later than
in the wake of
post-

beyond

The word 'beyond' is correct and commonly used in English to indicate something that is further away in distance or metaphorically.

Use 'beyond' when referring to something that is further away in distance or metaphorically.

Examples:

The mountains are beyond the horizon.
His actions were beyond comprehension.

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The Nether Realm exists beyond the physical world.
And what lies beyond the darkness.
They're natural phenomena beyond our control.
To push herself beyond her boundaries.
Hairs hanging from your face beyond your mouth areas.
Confirming their guilt beyond all doubt.
Everything personal was left beyond that walls.
Their favor extends beyond the arena.
Your position placing you forever beyond my grasp.
I led them beyond our hunting grounds.
Reddington's moving beyond theoretical accusations.
My power has grown beyond your imagining.
Doctors say his intelligence is light-years beyond normal.
Victory in all endeavors, Riches beyond imagination.
Their aggressor response increased beyond madness.
The region beyond permits closed time-like curves.
Especially not those who seek truth beyond tradition... beyond definition... beyond the image.
We are beyond the outskirts, beyond endless rows of public housing, beyond the highway.
We saw the apocalypse... something absolutely beyond comprehension.
It's gone beyond military needs.

Alternatives:

further than
past
outside
above and beyond
exceeding

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