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 Drake Maye then hit Pop Douglas, who beat JuJu Brents, on a 48-yard TD catch, to push the lead to 24-13. — Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026 But, mostly, remain with the bedrock of what fueled the Big Three success more than a decade ago and then the Heat’s NBA Final trips success thereafter. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026 Much of the vessel was then hidden beneath tarpaulins at the Huangpu shipyard, leaving its forward compartments difficult to examine. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026 Kenan Thompson then pops up in a ghoulish Grim Reaper costume to guide the couple through a series of scary scenes. — William Earl, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for then
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Adverb
  • Simply adding elastin to a formula is unlikely to be the answer, either.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
  • And the film doesn’t let Seyfried off the hook either, forcing her to confront how her portrayal in The Dropout might have been painful for Holmes, despite clearly being fictionalized to allow for taking a few liberties with the facts.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • His streak of games with at least one score on the ground, which began the very game that Achane tore his ACL, also ended at four.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
  • This includes deliberate misuse by bad actors for cyberattacks, and also situations where humans lose control of advanced AI systems.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • And besides, Ternus argues, even if other companies succeed in their mission of building super-intelligence, users will still want to talk to it on Apple devices.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Adverb
  • Starting first with a country club and then adding more planned developments, Soffer and his partners then transformed nearly 800 acres of swampland into what’s now Aventura.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
  • And with more help and a better supporting cast, the results likely would have been more favorable.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Then.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/then. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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