1
: by that : by that means
thereby lost her chance to win
2
: connected with or with reference to that
… thereby hangs a tale …—
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William ShakespeareExamples of thereby in a Sentence
He signed the contract, thereby forfeiting his right to the property.
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
The gas was captured and fed back into the loop, thereby regenerating the starting ammonium fluoride.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
As Windows Latest reports, this feature causes the CPU to ramp up to its maximum boost frequency for 1-3 seconds when the user opens apps or selects key Windows features like the Start menu, search, or Action Center, thereby accelerating their load times.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
First-strike platform Mass drivers on the moon would operate largely outside existing early warning and attribution architectures, thereby complicating detection and response by existing early warning systems.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 28 May 2026
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“Thereby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thereby. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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thereby
adverb
there·by
t͟ha(ə)r-ˈbī 
t͟he(ə)r-;
ˈt͟ha(ə)r-ˌbī,
ˈt͟he(ə)r-
1
: by that : by that means
thereby lost her chance to win
2
: connected with or with reference to that
thereby hangs a tale
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