thenceforward

adverb

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thence·for·ward | \ t͟hen(t)s-ˈfȯr-wərd

also then(t)s- \

variants: or less commonly thenceforwards \ t͟hen(t)s-ˈfȯr-wərdz

also then(t)s- \

Definition of thenceforward

: onward from that place or time

Examples of thenceforward in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This contrived right — never before or since applied to any other refugee population — found its way into U.N. General Assembly Resolution 194, which Arab governments thenceforward wielded as a cudgel against the Jewish state. — Michael M. Rosen, National Review, "The Real Obstacle to Peace in the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict," 20 Aug. 2020

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