as in yet
up to this or that time
at the talent show Kyle revealed his hitherto unknown gift for doing impressions
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Recent Examples of hitherto
This effort could reveal hitherto undiscovered and unexpected patterns of movement, like vortices around the poles of the sun similar to those spotted above the poles of Venus and Saturn.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 June 2025
Only this time, a third woman is joining them on the stand, a hitherto anonymous complaining witness whose testimony could prove critical.
—Phoebe Eaton, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Recent weeks have seen troops and a United Nations monitoring mission dismantle Hezbollah’s military infrastructure in the area, a hitherto impossible step.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Standards have hitherto required solar inverters to shut down at the first hint of line trouble, in order to protect workers from unanticipated currents.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2015
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 June 2025
Only this time, a third woman is joining them on the stand, a hitherto anonymous complaining witness whose testimony could prove critical.
—Phoebe Eaton, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
Recent weeks have seen troops and a United Nations monitoring mission dismantle Hezbollah’s military infrastructure in the area, a hitherto impossible step.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Standards have hitherto required solar inverters to shut down at the first hint of line trouble, in order to protect workers from unanticipated currents.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hitherto
Adverb
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His obituary had also not yet been published by the funeral home.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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This sweater tank top is appropriate for fall’s crisp weather yet ideal for a warmer day spent outside.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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Having weathered so many punches heretofore, the viewer is more likely to be numb than moved.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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This is particularly newsworthy in part because Powell has been consistent heretofore in giving emphasis to the priority need to restrain inflation.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Hitherto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitherto. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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