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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"If they can think of that and think about the choices they're making then we will have actually achieved something positive."

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

And then there’s the controversies I don’t know about, the missteps I’ve yet to commit.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

The law firm then terminated the contract in July, according to a document viewed by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

The idea is to approach Monday with curiosity rather than thinking everything has to be buttoned-up and perfect by then.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

She then spends four years in Niger, Colombia, and El Salvador as a Peace Corps volunteer, teaching children and adults how to read and speak English.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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