then

adverb

ˈt͟hen How to pronounce then (audio)
Definition of thennext
as in either
in addition to what has been said there's the cost of the car itself, and then there's the cost of insurance and maintenance

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Recent Examples of then Previously, applicants were to be reviewed by a screening committee to suggest top applicants to the superintendent’s leadership team, who then sent a recommendation for filling the position. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026 The personal finance site then assigned the cities a score out of 100. — Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026 Iran's government denied involvement in the 2022 stabbing, but its Foreign Ministry's then-spokesperson suggested Rushdie invited trouble by insulting Islam. — ABC News, 22 July 2026 Gracia, who throws and hits left-handed, was a freshman All-American at Duke and then transferred to UVA for his junior season. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for then
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  1. either
  2. also
  3. besides
  4. more
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  • Curtis hasn’t really come close to reaching his potential as a character either.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
  • Chris Wood and Tyler Bindon only collected a single point with New Zealand, while Angus Gunn could not help Scotland get beyond the group stage either.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of either
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  • Peyton also sits on the Legislature’s Anti-Crime, DEI, Justice & Law Enforcement and Land Use committees, as well as several ad hoc committees.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • The team also found that residents in the Sardinian Blue Zone had higher levels of curiosity and receptiveness to new ideas in general, and were more adept at understanding and sharing their emotions.
    — Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
Definition of also
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  • Justices ruled this morning that the president can dismiss members of most independent agencies without cause, but that the US central bank is different — and that besides, the administration had denied Cook due process.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 June 2026
  • And besides, at home, there would be no screaming crowd to film when the phone was no longer necessary for streaming.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Definition of besides
Adverb
  • Travelling between matches becomes much more difficult when the tournament is spread across multiple countries.
    — The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • That case focused mostly on the details of the knife attack itself; the federal one delves more into questions of motive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
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