Next
Next adverb - At the time or occasion immediately following.
Both words in one sentence
- Tarl spends the next few days trailing the slow-moving slave barge and mercilessly picking off the slavers one by one with his bow.
Source: Literature / Gor -
He has her get up next to the trailing bike, whereupon he jumps to the other bike, throws the mook off, and takes the controls.
Source: Film / Return of the Jedi -
Probably more common in Rugby than you'd think - Since after the 80 minutes passes, play doesn't end until the next stoppage (and even then not if it's a penalty), a well disciplined team trailing by a narrow margin always has time to launch a final attack.
Source: Down to the Last Play
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Trailing and Next. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/next/trailing
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Trailing or Next. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/next/trailing.
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