as in following
being the one that comes immediately after another
my house is the next one turn at the next street, not this one she was next in line for concert tickets
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Recent Examples of next
Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
People often come up to him and ask who his next guest might be.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
What’s more certain to happen is that ByteDance would appeal the court decision today and take it to the Supreme Court next, which is expected to take the case and issue its decision later next year.
—Zeyi Yang Makena Kelly, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Jamie Lang, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
The cooling inflation rate could add pressure to the Swiss National Bank to cut interest rates further, as the institution prepares to make a decision on its monetary policy next week.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The women — all but 10 of whom have since been released from prison — will receive payments ranging from $500,000 to $1.6 million over the next several weeks, Pride said.
—Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2024
People often come up to him and ask who his next guest might be.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Adverb
Up next, Kai Collective has launched its final drop of the year.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
What’s more certain to happen is that ByteDance would appeal the court decision today and take it to the Supreme Court next, which is expected to take the case and issue its decision later next year.
—Zeyi Yang Makena Kelly, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Preposition
Both films will get limited theatrical runs next spring.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
The cooling inflation rate could add pressure to the Swiss National Bank to cut interest rates further, as the institution prepares to make a decision on its monetary policy next week.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
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Rogan developed a following first and foremost as a comedian, a mixed-martial-arts personality, and a dude who’s really into galaxy-brain ideas, weird conspiracy theories, and his own beliefs about the world, some of which are noxious.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
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The series’ increasing scale and globe-trotting in its following seasons unfortunately resulted in Ryder being sometimes siloed from the main action; so many of her romantic-relationship beats and her obsessive concern for Will feel like regurgitations of her season-one arc.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
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Key Facts The Academy will reveal shortlists of 10 to 15 potential nominees in about half of its categories Tuesday, which will then be narrowed down to a list of five nominees in January.Conor Murray, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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The tour will then move on to Lagos for a show at the Palms on February 25.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Dec. 2024
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And then, on this trip in the last several days, living in the shadow of this larger-than-life character and feeling constantly put upon and shamed by him and embarrassed by him.Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Trump administration’s HHS designees are uniquely equipped to build upon and accelerate that effort.Michael L. Millenson, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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The suspect was seen taking a cab at around 7 a.m. on the Upper West Side and at an uptown bus station about 45 minutes later, according to police.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Five months later, with conversations occurring throughout the offseason and only heating up Tuesday night, the deal became more of a reality.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 12 Dec. 2024
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The agency also has information on what to do if a business receives a notice from their office.Laurel Demkovich, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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In March, Gomez shared a sweet birthday tribute to Blanco on Instagram.Marina Watts, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Annual consumer inflation increased for the second straight month, up 2.7% in November and the largest jump since July.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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James’ average of 23 points is his lowest since his rookie season in 2003-04, and his shooting percentage has dropped below 50% for only the second season in the last decade.Jamie Barton, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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The home has since been converted into a single-family residence boasting five bedrooms and three bathrooms spread across 3,860 square feet.Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
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Haas has since died, and Lurie and his mother are among his primary heirs.Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
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Cassidy was seen attending Payne's funeral in England on Nov. 20, alongside his One Direction bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Derek Hough, another former pro on the series who now sits on its judging panel alongside Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli, may have won three times as many golds as Burke, but Burke has displayed a uniquely incisive eye for gameplay and technique on her podcast.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Next.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/next. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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