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either

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adjective

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Recent Examples of either
Adverb
Linebacker isn’t the Bears’ most pressing need either. Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025 All either failed to respond or, in two instances, offered off-the-record comments that distanced themselves from Combs. Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
But some judges criticized the either-jail-or-probation sentencing aspect of the parading charge. Rachel Weiner, Tom Jackman and Spencer S. Hsu, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Jan. 2022 But some judges criticized the either-jail-or-probation sentencing aspect of the parading charge. Rachel Weiner, Tom Jackman and Spencer S. Hsu, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Jan. 2022 See All Example Sentences for either
Recent Examples of Synonyms for either
Adverb
  • Eventually, Vásquez returned to Daikin Park and then took the team charter to Detroit, which landed around at 3:30 a.m. yesterday.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The carmaker’s stock has plunged more than 50% from an all-time high reached in mid-December, when investors initially viewed Musk’s proximity to then President-elect Donald Trump as a positive.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • No one, after all, would be any the wiser: Hillary would coast to victory, so Democrats would continue running the government; FISA materials are highly classified, so they’d be kept under wraps.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 23 Dec. 2017
  • In another Tuesday morning tweet, the president denied even knowing any the women who have spoken out.
    Benjamin Hart, Daily Intelligencer, 12 Dec. 2017
Adverb
  • Before the identity questions get too weighty, though, Walton interrupts the chatter to fire a laser gun around wildly and eliminate none of his targets besides, eventually, Clone-Karl.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Joel and Ellie have their moments this season, but fans will have to wait for them, and pay a hefty emotional toll besides.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Jackson’s dismembered torso was found inside a Rubbermaid container in a wooded area of Hempstead Lake State Park in Lakeview on June 28, 1997, and authorities said she was killed several days earlier.
    Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
  • In a press conference Wednesday April 16, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several inflammatory statements about autism.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Paramount is also awaiting FCC approval of a merger with Skydance, a deal the companies reached last year that remains pending.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Harvard must also commit to cooperating in good faith with law enforcement.
    Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Speaking to a group of journalists on April 25, the NATO chief repeatedly sidestepped questions about various statements Trump has made about Russia's war against Ukraine.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
  • He's met with various foreign officials at the White House in recent weeks on tariffs and other economic issues, but has not yet announced any agreements.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Ford expects to be able to offer more affordable EVs with longer range by the end of the decade.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Basically, this peel is designed to resurface the skin, leaving it brighter, smoother, and more even in tone.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Either.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/either. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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