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afterthought

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﹒An item or thought that occurs to one after the main event or action has concluded.

﹒Something added later that was not part of the original plan or intention.

Examples

﹒The garden was clearly an afterthought, added long after the house was built.

﹒He invited me to the party as an afterthought, just an hour before it started.

﹒The safety features seemed like an afterthought in the original design of the machine.

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