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
There is a reason that Rice, who first renounced then rejoined her faith, often found her books banned.
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Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
And then one person even smiled.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Nov. 2025
The agents then drag him into a vehicle, his left shoe lying on the ground.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The mother and daughter then went on a three-day road trip from Lompoc, California, to the Nebraska area, the sheriff's office said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
And then one person even smiled.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Nov. 2025
The agents then drag him into a vehicle, his left shoe lying on the ground.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The mother and daughter then went on a three-day road trip from Lompoc, California, to the Nebraska area, the sheriff's office said.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for then
Adverb
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Not enough pressure mounted on the Democrats to give in, either.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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Furthermore, thousands of federal workers have been either furloughed without pay, or ordered to still turn up to work despite no new pay checks.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Energy Minister Abbas Alibadi also announced that water supplies will be cut off on some evenings to refill reservoirs, urging citizens to reduce consumption by 20% to avoid rationing.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Researchers also highlighted that the next key step will be to determine whether Enceladus’ ocean has existed long enough for life to develop.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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And, besides, all of the album’s aims converge under one roof.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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And besides, Milan would have to do the running.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The method can provide aerodynamic drag data more efficiently during the early stages of aircraft design.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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In response, Delaware last March passed a law to make the state more alluring, to which Texas quickly counter-punched with an even friendlier law.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Then.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/then. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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