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
Duane W. Gang, The Tennessean, 10 Feb. 2025
Toronto will next turn to hiring a head coach, though there is no rush since the team won’t take the court until May of next year.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Under President Trump's guidance, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency taking an axe to the country's foreign aid program, USAID, while setting their sights next on the Education Department, and the Pentagon, all part of an effort to massively reduce federal spending.
—ABC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Crew was only two to make room for Boeing Starliner CFT crew astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on the return flight next February.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Check out the others here: Nashville's next move: Dickerson Pike illustrates how city's transit push could work
As Nashville votes on a transit tax, will choice lanes help ease interstate traffic?
Nashville’s transit vote would raise the sales tax.
—Duane W. Gang, The Tennessean, 10 Feb. 2025
Toronto will next turn to hiring a head coach, though there is no rush since the team won’t take the court until May of next year.
—Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 30 Jan. 2025
Adverb
Yeun, who next appears opposite Robert Pattinson in Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17, is repped by WME, Hansen Jacobson, and Narrative.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
Under President Trump's guidance, Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency taking an axe to the country's foreign aid program, USAID, while setting their sights next on the Education Department, and the Pentagon, all part of an effort to massively reduce federal spending.
—ABC News, 9 Feb. 2025
Preposition
So far grossing over $7 billion across 11 films, the franchise’s next installment is expected to arrive in theaters next year.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Crew was only two to make room for Boeing Starliner CFT crew astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on the return flight next February.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
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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
Adverb
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The trip to the center of Nuuk from the airport is about 4 miles — and then the roads just stop.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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The relationship then proved beneficial to the NFL when George Floyd’s murder by police sparked the Black Lives Matter movement.—
Bloomberg News,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2025
Preposition
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But hope and optimism have their limits, even among the heartiest suburbanite, who likely saw the news about the Kennedy construction delay debacle and felt put upon and frustrated — but not surprised.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2025
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So no sense in taking bipartisan issues that were negotiated and agreed upon and then sticking them into something that has an uncertain future.—
Victoria Knight,
Axios,
3 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Six months later, LaSota was released on bail but stopped showing up for court.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
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The memo instructed New York prosecutors to cease further investigative actions until after the November election, leaving the door open for revisiting the case later.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
Preposition
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Former Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey circus perform Gregory May presents his Mayhem Magical Circus show at the Bel Air Armory on Saturday, Feb. 15.—
Brian T. Krista,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Feb. 2025
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Norfolk’s Winter Weekend is taking place on Saturday, Feb. 22 and Sunday, Feb. 23, according to organizers, complete with delicious food, workshops, art, music and plenty more to enjoy.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This is the second edition of this competition, with the first running from 2019-23 between seven teams, with Scotland winning while Papua New Guinea was relegated and Canada was promoted.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Its last time on the court, Maryland women’s basketball collapsed in the second half en route to a 20-point home loss to an unranked opponent.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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He has since become known for sharing conspiracy theories online and was accused of spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccines.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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The country experienced a rapidly spreading epidemic in the 1990s and, while rates have since dropped, early detection remains crucial.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
Preposition
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This year’s Oscars will be hosted by Conan O’Brien, with Raj Kapoor serving as producer and showrunner alongside executive producer Katy Mullan.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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The appearance of two of Drake’s exes wasn’t the only highlight of the performance but certainly helped take the feud between the two mainstream, just as Lamar is set to go on tour alongside SZA.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Next.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/next. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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