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 Meta, a week ago, rejected, then reversed course on an ad for Alex Gibney’s doc takedown Musk, and now a studio is about to weigh in on Meta. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 Jamal allegedly promised to protect the Feeding Our Future operatives against the threat of prosecution, took their money, and then turned some of them over to investigators. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026 Among recent theater that has wrestled, even tangentially, with the Jewish diaspora’s relationship to Israel, like Birthright, Jewish Plot, or Giant, Slam Frank is notable both for its gregarious impudence and then sudden caution. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 Each contestant must pitch, prototype and perfect their dream dish with their creations then stress-tested for taste, kitchen feasibility, and trialled with real customers, to win a place on the menu. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for then
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Adverb
  • Curated by Our Editors The problems don’t end once everything is up there, either.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Nobody got lucky in the grandest way with the Florida Lotto or Fantasy 5 midday draws, either.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • The public health agency also said no biological safety breaches or laboratory accidents occurred at the facility.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Over time, these follower nations also become too expensive for manufacturing, and so factories shift to nations even further along the frontier.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • People don't want to go around changing their Clocks anymore and, besides, far and away, most people like having an hour of extra sunlight in the evening, rather than in the morning.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Adverb
  • Ultimately, after he was found out to be a con artist, according to his critics, Minnesota media appears to be more so upset that Jamal was not acting in the Somali community’s best interests.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • While the completion of the structure marks an important achievement, the more important test is still ahead, as official commissioning is planned for November, after the remaining construction work is completed.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Then.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/then. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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