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afterthought

[af-ter-thawt, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˌθɔt, ˈɑf- /
NOUN
idea that occurs after it is timely
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An afterthought among Argentina's plethora of star forwards - sporadic international appearances and a fistful of goals.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

As a result, gaming hardware is skyrocketing in price, and gamers feel like an afterthought.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Balance, it seems, is merely an afterthought — or disregarded entirely.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

For the three winning Latino candidates, their ethnicity was an afterthought.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

His condemnation was severe and wide-ranging, while his praise seemed like a grudging afterthought: Hundreds of blacks had come to their white neighbors’ aid, so why not say so?

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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