and then some

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: with much more in addition

would require all his strength and then some

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Rookie right-hander Trevor McDonald will definitively miss the remainder of this season and then some, electing to undergo UCL reconstruction surgery that could cost him the entire 2027 season. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 Ahead, find the toners that dermatologists and Vogue editors recommend for balancing skin’s pH levels and then some. — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 29 July 2026 The internet, of course, has done really, really good things for comedy and then some not so good things for comedy. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 July 2026 Comfortable, breathable, and requiring little brainpower, jumpsuits meet that criteria, and then some. — Mia McManus, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for and then some

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1906, in the meaning defined above

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