then

[then] / ðɛn /

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before; at another time adv.
therefore adv.

ADVERB

before; at another time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

again formerly later next suddenly

WEAK

all at once anon at that instant at that moment at that point at that time before long on that occasion soon after thereupon when years ago

Antonyms

STRONGEST

earlier

ADVERB

therefore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

so thus

WEAK

accordingly consequently ergo from that time from then on from there on hence thence thenceforth thereupon whence

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The team then compared the geological records with numerical climate model simulations covering the late Pliocene glacial event and the warmer period that followed.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

She added: "Since then, ITV have taken me on and off Loose Women a number of times."

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

The total returns are useful for comparison, but if you are pursuing the covered-call strategy for income then you won’t be reinvesting.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

The AI app will then generate feedback based on how they performed and give them a score out of 10.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The Spaniards then set out to convert as many Filipinos as possible to Catholicism.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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