as in following
being the one that comes immediately after another
my house is the next one turn at the next street, not this one she was next in line for concert tickets
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Recent Examples of next
Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
What comes next in the nearly two-week conflict will likely dominate a host of bilateral meetings and informal pull-asides with world leaders Trump has lined up at the two-day summit in the Netherlands.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 24 June 2025
Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
Streamlining your investments may provide far fewer headaches next tax season.
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—Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Alexander Tin, CBS News, 1 July 2025
For Lillard, for Tatum — and now, quite probably, for Haliburton — the issues will linger into next season or rob of them of the chance to play in 2025-26 entirely.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
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Adjective
With the Trump team dispensing with all policy assumptions and conventions, more options will be available to whoever comes next.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
What comes next in the nearly two-week conflict will likely dominate a host of bilateral meetings and informal pull-asides with world leaders Trump has lined up at the two-day summit in the Netherlands.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 24 June 2025
Adverb
Also, the Lakers were able to maintain significant salary-cap flexibility going forward and are projected to have $60 million in cap space next July.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
Streamlining your investments may provide far fewer headaches next tax season.
5.
—Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Preposition
Multiple federal health officials said planning has been ongoing for the next steps of the reorganization and merger, even as Kennedy has cited the court rulings as a reason to dodge questions about the restructuring on Capitol Hill.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 1 July 2025
For Lillard, for Tatum — and now, quite probably, for Haliburton — the issues will linger into next season or rob of them of the chance to play in 2025-26 entirely.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for next
Adjective
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Cassie also appeared with her baby bump in a following close-up shot as Fine’s hands cradled her stomach.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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Post-Earnings Analysis: Conversely, traders could evaluate the relationship between the immediate stock reaction to the earnings and its following medium-term performance, adjusting their strategies accordingly after the results are out.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Adverb
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Stanton then walked, but ex-Yankee Chad Green got Ben Rice and Volpe out to end the threat.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 July 2025
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When the officers did not buy his story, Brown then claimed the home belonged to his grandparents, police said.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
Preposition
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Lugo's fate could be sealed in a few weeks if the Royals fail to get the ship back on course, and the Cubs should be at the top of the list to call upon leading up to the deadline.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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The ads appear in sidebars within the platform that expand only if clicked upon and can lead to user rewards.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
5 June 2025
Adverb
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There was also a dull 1-1 draw with Scotland in their final Nations League game a few days later.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Hamilton returned the favor in Barcelona a month later.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
27 June 2025
Preposition
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Each instrument had its own channel, and even individual strings on Phil Lesh’s bass were isolated to reduce sonic mud.—
Anna Tingley,
Variety,
27 June 2025
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The business is on track to achieve EBITDA break-even, reflecting the success of our turnaround plan.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Less than 24 hours after Francisco Lindor requested a team meeting following the Mets’ second straight loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Amazins’ again got embarrassed at PNC Park.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2025
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This image displays the second way rays feed, a process called barrel rolling.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Adverb
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Alcántara would be moved to Miami nearly a decade ago and has since become one of the more dominant pitchers in baseball when healthy.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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That draft was headlined by Quinn Hughes, who has since appeared in nearly 450 NHL games!—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
29 June 2025
Preposition
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And, as an almost 40-year-old who works alongside that generation, a nod from them always makes my day.—
Claire Gallam,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
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In 2024, working alongside a team that included his longtime collaborator André Fenton, a neuroscientist at New York University, Sacktor offered a potential explanation in a paper published in Science Advances.—
Ajdina Halilovic,
Wired News,
6 July 2025
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“Next.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/next. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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