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After all Moderate

After all has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adverb · Prep_phrase

Definitions
Adverb
1

emphasizes something to be considered

"after all, she is your boss, so invite her"

"he is, after all, our president"

2

in spite of expectations

"came to the party after all"

"it didn't rain after all"

Prep_phrase
1

anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.

Example Sentences
"after all, she is your boss, so invite her" adverb
"he is, after all, our president" adverb
"came to the party after all" adverb
"it didn't rain after all" adverb
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Rhyming Words
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