as in therefore
for this or that reason
the application deadline was yesterday; accordingly, only applications mailed before midnight can be considered
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Recent Examples of accordingly
Technology leaders who have taken the podium as graduation speakers of late may have figured out AI evangelizing isn’t polling well with young professionals, and tweaked their messaging accordingly.
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 15 June 2026
The once-riveting storyline feels more like lather, rinse, repeat, and WWE fans are responding accordingly.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The approximately 7,000 Curacao fans inside NRG Stadium celebrated the occasion accordingly.
—Mark Harris, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Household bleach typically contains about 6 percent sodium hypochlorite, so the ratio needs to be adjusted accordingly.
—Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 14 June 2026
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Tristan Bove, Fortune, 15 June 2026
The once-riveting storyline feels more like lather, rinse, repeat, and WWE fans are responding accordingly.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The approximately 7,000 Curacao fans inside NRG Stadium celebrated the occasion accordingly.
—Mark Harris, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Household bleach typically contains about 6 percent sodium hypochlorite, so the ratio needs to be adjusted accordingly.
—Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accordingly
Adverb
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Some imagery on the shirt, depicting Haitian revolutionaries from the early 1800s, was declared political and therefore not allowed, having fallen foul of FIFA’s often quite stringent rules around kits at World Cups.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Jane Williams, executive director of California Communities Against Toxics, expressed concerns that officials were underplaying the risk, noting that this is one of the largest cold storage facilities in the state and therefore contains massive amounts of ammonia.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
Adverb
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The Targaryen civil war has been a bit of a slow burn so far, though both sides of the family have suffered major casualties.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Growing numbers of Labour MPs called for Starmer to quit, but with Burnham unable to run as party leader – and hence prime minister – since rules and convention state that only serving MPs can do so, no one was willing or able to launch an official challenge.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Adverb
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This game's star man is no doubt Mohammed Al-Owais, who produced the best goalkeeping performance of this World Cup thus far.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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My only entry point was Kendrick's vote of confidence, more notable for the fact that the honor had thus far gone only to his cousin Baby Keem (who this year released a great record beholden to event-album constraints).—
Sheldon Pearce,
NPR,
16 June 2026
Adverb
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The stigma and the constant comparison of the level of play to the men’s game hinder interest; consequently, the audience barely grows, and revenue and development fail to materialize.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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They were informed in no uncertain terms that Yildiz was not for sale, and are consequently pursuing other options.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
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“Accordingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accordingly. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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