as in so
for this or that reason
it's snowing hard; therefore I think we should stay home
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Recent Examples of therefore
The Cleveland Cavaliers are the only team that's currently above the second apron—and are therefore the only team that can't aggregate contracts in a trade—but a handful of other teams are hard-capped and are close to those respective aprons.
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The problem was amplified both because Musk pitches his chatbot as an edgier alternative with fewer safeguards than rivals, and because Grok's responses on X are publicly visible, and can therefore be easily spread.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
The official cause was therefore declared undetermined.
—Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Immonen will therefore executive produce the series alongside Foley, Hynninen and Rahkonen.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
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Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The problem was amplified both because Musk pitches his chatbot as an edgier alternative with fewer safeguards than rivals, and because Grok's responses on X are publicly visible, and can therefore be easily spread.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Jan. 2026
The official cause was therefore declared undetermined.
—Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Immonen will therefore executive produce the series alongside Foley, Hynninen and Rahkonen.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for therefore
Adverb
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And in middle and high schools, teachers are assigning more excerpts and shorter texts, in so doing crowding out whole books and resulting in less overall reading.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The storm is expected to be so far‑reaching that as many as 230 million people could feel its effects.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Bakshi says that thus far participants in the Phase 2 trial, taking place in New Zealand, have shown steady sperm decline and that no safety issues have emerged.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Considering their strong season thus far, that is an exciting place to be in the final year before Victor Wembanyama’s huge new contract kicks in.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The challenge is that NFG options trade very infrequently, and the bid/ask spread is consequently quite wide, so to sell calls an investor needs to have a sense of what the price should be.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Seahawks consequently ran for 180 yards on 39 carries.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2026
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Before the doughnuts are fried, Jessica rolls them by hand and gives them a few days to rise (hence why they’re called Slow Rise).—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2026
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The compilation features most of Malone’s most popular tunes, including quite a few that have been certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), hence the project’s name.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Therefore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therefore. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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