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either

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adjective

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Recent Examples of either
Adverb
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
Adjective
This one didn't regulate temperature quite as well either. Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025 Palmer's cousin, who was with him at the tailgate, also said Palmer had nothing to do with the fight and didn't know the men, either. Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for either
Recent Examples of Synonyms for either
Adverb
  • The aircraft will then be recovered to a secure facility for further evaluation.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The film’s 4K restoration will then roll out to theaters throughout October, and a 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the original movie soundtrack will be reissued on 180g red-in-gold vinyl on October 10.
    John Archer, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 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
  • And besides, the picture of that lone photographer beyond the wire is credited to Út in the AP archive, in which case Út couldn’t be in the photograph.
    Gary Knight, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2025
  • And besides, Thomas has no business on a women’s swim team.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • Detectives have reached out to several police agencies across the country to discuss various suspects and cases that have any similarities to the Fleming case, the release states.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Dozens of countries have signed on to a pledge to triple nuclear power capacity worldwide by 2050, part of worldwide efforts to deploy clean power at scale, and several African countries have expressed serious interest in building out their nuclear portfolios, Bilbao y León said.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • The movie musical also starred Jamie Foxx and Danny Glover.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The study also found that swapping potatoes for whole grains lowered diabetes risk even more.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The new trauma center, located in the Harambee neighborhood at 2669 N. King Drive, will offer various holistic health services for victims of trafficking, domestic abuse and trauma, an issue that has become increasingly prevalent across the city.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Formerly a professional tennis player, Olympian, Davis Cup player and tournament director, Hutchins has held various executive level roles at the ATP Tour over the past 11 years.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Russia has a 50-year goal, to re-unite parts of the old Soviet Union; Ukraine has a more immediate goal, to stop the war and not give up any territory to do so.
    Richard Stengel, Time, 16 Aug. 2025
  • But the full picture is more complicated, experts told CNN.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Either.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/either. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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