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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“It will be warm Monday, then really crank up Tuesday. ... In the valleys, we’re looking at anything between 100 and 110.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026

If Liverpool do bring in two more attacking players then Gakpo may leave.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

In her own telling, the HHS general counsel’s office then “provided extensive comments identifying legal issues,” and “some of the findings . . . about protected speech were removed.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

By then, a gallon of gas averaged around $4.50, according to AAA.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

The soldier glowers, mutters something in Japanese that Father Julien doesn’t understand, then takes the diary back and places it on a pile of confiscated materials.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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