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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 The Cougars then committed back-to-back special teams gaffes that let the Irish back in the game. — John Coon, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 It is filled with natural light, thanks to two banks of tall windows that are set just above the floor and then rise to the upper level. — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 Imperium brings together Italian footage from the early 1970s that was shot across what was then the USSR. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026 But Chang, who was then working for a solar-energy startup, found the proceedings unexpectedly disinterested in political strategy, even as the 2024 Presidential election was fast approaching. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for then

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If your team can’t reconstruct what the agent saw and did in March, the auditor can’t either.

— Jacqueline DeStefano-Tangorra, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Driving isn’t advisable either, nor is one of his other passions, riding a motorcycle, Joel told the Hollywood Reporter in an article that came out Thursday.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

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Skydance, a small production company founded by David Ellison in 2006, has turned into a media giant that unites not only two legacy Hollywood studios but also broadcasting, streaming, and news network assets.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2026
But beyond just the legal battles and headlines, speakers on Sunday also focused on the more personal impact for people one year later.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 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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But beyond just the legal battles and headlines, speakers on Sunday also focused on the more personal impact for people one year later.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
Still, if the new CBS is managing to hold the center in Washington, there’s been a far more dramatic shift in coverage of Israel and Gaza.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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