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 Talley then wandered out of the media center, looking down at her phone and trying to find her friends. Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Erin then complains about her daughter and drones on about all sorts of things that no one can even pretend to care about. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026 The robot must then navigate through dense crops, avoid branches and leaves, and locate the needle-sized stigma with enough precision to complete pollination. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026 Washington had then slapped new 50% tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian wine, hockey sticks and other key goods. Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for then
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Adverb
  • The odds that a rogue AI causes something unfortunate and unexpected to happen in the near future aren’t bad, either.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Ovechkin’s decades-long foil, Sidney Crosby, wasn’t sure if the Capitals star would return, either.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The design also delivers low noise and vibration levels, an increasingly important consideration for passenger vessels.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Naturally, his size has already led to comparisons with Courtois, who also came through the ranks at Genk before Chelsea signed him at age 19.
    Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • And besides, there’s a theory that, with the meow, the cats were evolving to imitate us.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But that does not take away from the performance — besides, there was a neat ball into the box in the first half that led to a fine double save by Porto goalkeeper Diogo Costa.
    Sam Lee, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • Researchers describe the approach as integrating biotechnology and AI to make crop breeding more efficient and less dependent on intensive manual work.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Democrats' latest efforts to cap late fees will not make Americans' lives more affordable.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Then.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/then. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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