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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Increase your following distanceto five to six seconds.—
Cheryl Vari,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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In a following move, Waller will be signing a one-year deal with Miami worth $5 million.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
Adverb
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Begin with the ever-soothing Miss Dior Moisturizing Body Milk, then towel off and spritz yourself with the body mist.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
15 July 2025
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That declaration then provoked a lighthearted feud between the French President and Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
14 July 2025
Preposition
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How To Solve Today’s Wordle The Hint: Bring upon oneself, such as the wrath of an angry god.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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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
Adverb
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Measles symptoms Initial measles symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a characteristic rash that begins to develop a few days later.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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Tagovailoa sustained another concussion later in the 2022 season in a Christmas game against Green Bay, forcing him to miss the finale and the team’s wild-card playoff game.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
9 July 2025
Preposition
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The first time the house was shot was on New Year's Eve heading into 2024.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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Manager Craig Counsell believes Hodge will throw while on the IL, likely as soon as this weekend in New York, then begin the ramp-up process.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Judge dazzled with a pair of plays in the fourth frame, first robbing Pete Crow-Armstrong of a home run for the second out of the inning.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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The board was initially scheduled to consider staff’s recommendation that the Unified Government collect new property tax dollars in the 2026 budget year — and potentially increase tax bills — instead of continuing to freeze its property tax revenue for a second consecutive year.—
Sofi Zeman
July 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2025
Adverb
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Beauchemin was since taken down his Facebook page and cut off contact with his family, at least temporarily, an insider told TMZ.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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The posts have since been removed, and federal agents arrested Herrera later that day.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
Preposition
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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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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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“Next.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/next. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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