as in therefore
for this or that reason
taxes were lowered, and consequently complaints were fewer
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Recent Examples of consequently
The tariffs were more severe than investors were anticipating — and stocks are consequently getting crushed.
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Nathan Bomey, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
The most effective solutions, Watkins said, are physical changes, including solid vertical barriers, that make speeding, and consequently hitting pedestrian and cyclists, much harder for drivers.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
While Latinas drive growth in the labor force, many earn low wages and, consequently, struggle in other ways.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
McPherson takes liberties, setting the play in 1900 central Ukraine and, perhaps more consequently, elucidating the psychology where Chekhov was a tad more ambiguous.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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Nathan Bomey, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
The most effective solutions, Watkins said, are physical changes, including solid vertical barriers, that make speeding, and consequently hitting pedestrian and cyclists, much harder for drivers.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
While Latinas drive growth in the labor force, many earn low wages and, consequently, struggle in other ways.
—Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
McPherson takes liberties, setting the play in 1900 central Ukraine and, perhaps more consequently, elucidating the psychology where Chekhov was a tad more ambiguous.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consequently
Adverb
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The election was called by Carney on March 23, a week after he was sworn in as Liberal Party leader and therefore Prime Minister following Trudeau’s resignation.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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The solution is therefore to find ways to make Trump pay a meaningful price for violating the law.—
Noah Feldman,
Twin Cities,
28 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The State of the Race The competition for the Emmy for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special is so tight this year that Hulu alone could fill the category with its contenders.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
5 May 2025
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There still aren’t that many examples of bisexuality expressed so matter of factly.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
5 May 2025
Adverb
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Some of this work thus possessed religious potency akin to dos Santos’s power figure in the entrance of the exhibit, protected as sacred knowledge by generations of enslaved Africans taken to South America.—
Delinda Collier,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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And the nature of the story lends itself to being told in this format, with two episodes apiece for each calendar season, and thus each trip the group takes together.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2025
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“Consequently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consequently. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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