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either

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adjective

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Recent Examples of either
Adverb
An electrical wire used to operate a backup system was found to be broken, which is why the alternative method of lowering the gear didn’t work either. Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 29 May 2025 Observations of Europa haven’t fully confirmed the existence of plumes, either, which would be a clear sign that material from the ocean could be transported to the surface. Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2025
Adjective
But some judges criticized the either-jail-or-probation sentencing aspect of the parading charge. Rachel Weiner, Tom Jackman and Spencer S. Hsu, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Jan. 2022 But some judges criticized the either-jail-or-probation sentencing aspect of the parading charge. Rachel Weiner, Tom Jackman and Spencer S. Hsu, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Jan. 2022 See All Example Sentences for either
Recent Examples of Synonyms for either
Adverb
  • He was bumped to Triple-A Toledo, then moved to Class-A Lakeland because of weather concerns in the Midwest.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 May 2025
  • The mop spins by releasing the locking lever and then pushing down the handle into the spin chamber.
    Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • No one, after all, would be any the wiser: Hillary would coast to victory, so Democrats would continue running the government; FISA materials are highly classified, so they’d be kept under wraps.
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 23 Dec. 2017
  • In another Tuesday morning tweet, the president denied even knowing any the women who have spoken out.
    Benjamin Hart, Daily Intelligencer, 12 Dec. 2017
Adverb
  • And besides, Reyes doesn’t have to kill the Ghost — just bring them back alive.
    Joe Leydon, Variety, 8 May 2025
  • Bring binoculars again because the moon will be slender, and, besides, the Pleiades look spectacular with a bit of magnification.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, also known as LAHSA, reported last summer that homelessness declined by 2.2% in the city of L.A., the first decrease in several years.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
  • The administration had previously designated Tren de Aragua as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, while the Justice Department has several indictments accusing Maduro, Cabello and othe top regime members of leading Venezuela’s top narco-trafficking group known as the Soles Cartel.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
Adverb
  • Supporting Yoon’s impeachment, Lee has also condemned Yoon’s unconstitutional abuse of martial law and espousal of election fraud conspiracy theory.
    Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
  • The court also ordered the Trump administration to remove the tariffs within 10 days, including a 25% tariff on certain goods from Canada and Mexico.
    Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • And, yeah, there’s a laundry list of places that don’t like him — Vancouver, Toronto, Tampa Bay — for various things he’s done like punching players who don’t fight — or, yeah, licking them.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 31 May 2025
  • In addition to real estate, Trump has profited from various business ventures during and after his time in office, including his stake in Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, and a cryptocurrency meme coin bearing his name.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Adverb
  • After 12 weeks, the black bean group participants had reduced inflammatory markers, which was more significant than that of the chickpea or rice eaters.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 5 June 2025
  • But union leaders and housing advocates argued, Wednesday, that the city should push developers to commit to more affordable housing before expanding a special financing district for the project.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 5 June 2025

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“Either.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/either. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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