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then

adverb

ˈt͟hen

Definition of then

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 Nvidia offers support via equity stakes and partnerships, then CoreWeave , Nebius and Iren , among others, buy the latest and greatest Nvidia chips — the current generation, Vera Rubin, was preceded by Grace Blackwell, Hopper and Ampere. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026 Texas gets a lead, and then throws it away in the second half. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 The Silverado then veered off the roadway, traveled up an embankment and overturned, coming to rest on its roof in the third lane. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026 The Saints then tied it at 10-10 on Tyler Shough’s 1-yard touchdown pass to Devaughn Vele on fourth-and-goal from the 1. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for then

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If the solution isn’t to migrate 70% of the web to a new programming language, then fixing its underlying problems – and all the other software problems in the world – would hardly be an easy fix, either.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Blitzes also haven’t bothered USC’s passing attack much, either.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of either

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Uganda also said all 60 contacts of Kenya's first patient, including border personnel, hotel staff and transport operators, completed 21 days of monitoring without symptoms and were released from follow-up.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Bolsonaro's campaign had also requested an extension, citing heavy rains that shut polling stations in the south, a right-wing stronghold.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of also

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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

Definition of besides

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Butner recently installed a new hot water heater and dishwasher, and replaced the flooring in hopes of making the property more attractive.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The tightness of White’s control over his arrangements can occasionally foreclose the sense of chaotic freedom inherent to his more collaborative efforts.

— Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026

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