then vs now

Definitions

adverb

1. at that time
2. subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
3. in that case or as a consequence

adjective

1. at a specific prior time

noun

1. that time; that moment

Examples

Divide half the mixture between 4 glass bowls, then sprinkle with a few fresh raspberries and a bit more crushed honeycomb.

In her house apron and with her hair a little ruffled she looked younger, startled and then angry.

Sometime in the early eighteen hundreds, they trekked to the flat plain between the Ohio River and Lake Erie and settled in Mount Vernon, which was then a few small buildings in a forest of tall trees.

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Definitions

adverb

1. at the present moment
2. used to preface a command or reproof or request
3. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
4. in these times
5. (prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity

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noun

1. the momentary present

Examples

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze and love is a riddle, I don't know where to go, can't do it alone.

Some were members of Turkey's elite military class known as "pashas," a title of respect harking back to Ottoman military commanders Monday for allegedly planning to blow up mosques in order to trigger a military takeover and overthrow the

Spending on a perennial effort to expand gambling at race tracks, known as "racino," increased four-fold to about $620,000 in 2010.

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