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
Stockstory Team, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
First Alert Weather Day in effect across North Texas due to dangerous cold
Cowboys' Zack Martin announces retirement after 11-year career
With 3 superintendents in 3 years, what's next for Keller ISD?
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2025
If this is indeed the end for The Weeknd as The Weeknd, what’s your bold prediction for what Abel Tesfaye might do next?
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Democrats face pressure to fight the Trump agenda Both Republican and Democratic senators are expected to offer amendments aimed at forcing challenging votes on senators who face tough reelection bids next year.
—Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Still, a high absolute multiple can lead to short-term volatility on macro events such as rate expectation changes and company events such as the next earnings report.
—Stockstory Team, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025
First Alert Weather Day in effect across North Texas due to dangerous cold
Cowboys' Zack Martin announces retirement after 11-year career
With 3 superintendents in 3 years, what's next for Keller ISD?
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
Adverb
Up next was the Studio delivery, which explored the energy of the artists’ creative spaces.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2025
If this is indeed the end for The Weeknd as The Weeknd, what’s your bold prediction for what Abel Tesfaye might do next?
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
Preposition
Saia will reevaluate its partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing after its seven races with Gibbs before determining how many races it will be featured on a car next year.
—Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Democrats face pressure to fight the Trump agenda Both Republican and Democratic senators are expected to offer amendments aimed at forcing challenging votes on senators who face tough reelection bids next year.
—Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for next
Adjective
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Cassie appeared with her baby bump in a following close-up shot as Fine’s hands cradled her stomach.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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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
Adverb
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Mangione then allegedly fled on an e-bike, then took a taxi and bus to make it out of the state.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Crocker then took the matter before the grand jury.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2025
Preposition
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The cast had plenty of real-life inspiration to draw upon for its more romantic moments: Hudson is engaged to Danny Fujikawa; Brenda Song is planning a wedding with fellow actor Macaulay Culkin; and Justin Theroux proposed to his fiancé Nicole Brydon Bloom in 2024.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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If agreed upon, couples may decide to open their relationship.—
Myisha Battle,
TIME,
27 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Authorities have said Colbert later used Manzano's credit card to make a purchase at a New Orleans gas station and several stores in the area.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
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President Trump now calling Ukrainian President Zelensky a dictator, later blaming Ukraine's leaders for Putin's attack on that country.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
Preposition
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Pope caught the giant largemouth around 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 22.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
28 Feb. 2025
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Obviously well rehearsed and executed on the screen.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Tower 600’s second strike comes from its last-place noise isolation.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
1 Mar. 2025
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For the past decade, and more significantly in the second half, popular artists have been caught in a paradox.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The word has since been widely embraced and discussed by critics as a way of talking about the multiple temporalities and complex hauntologies of the Northeast, and by extension modern China.—
Philip Tinari,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Premier League could be the next destination for a Real Madrid academy product who left the club last summer but has since been talked up by head coach Carlo Ancelotti as its future.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Preposition
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The leaders spoke by phone after the election and met in Paris in December alongside French President Emmanuel Macron.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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This is also the second year the SAG Awards are produced by Silent House Productions, with SAG’s Brockett returning as executive producer, alongside Silent House Productions’ Baz Halpin, Mark Bracco and Linda Gierahn.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Next.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/next. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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