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 But decades ago, Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson, then the Duchess of York, were the center of conversations for their marriages to then Prince Charles and Prince Andrew, respectively, and also because of the relationship between them. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Aug. 2025 Back then, Gables told the New York Post that his legal team advised him not to speak with the press. Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 7 Aug. 2025 But Jax then came back to strike out the next three — Logan O’Hoppe, Luis Rengifo and Christian Moore. Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025 Begin with the ever-soothing Miss Dior Moisturizing Body Milk, then towel off and spritz yourself with the body mist. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 15 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for then
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  • His resurgence hasn’t been limited to white-ball cricket, either.
    Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The label also suggested that the U.S. response to his resistance did not have to abide by legitimate methods of international law, either.
    Time, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • The movie musical also starred Jamie Foxx and Danny Glover.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Superstore also starred America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Nico Santos, Mark McKinney, and Nichole Sakura and is streaming in its entirety on Peacock.
    Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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  • 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
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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“Then.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/then. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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