Definition of accordinglynext
as in therefore
for this or that reason the application deadline was yesterday; accordingly, only applications mailed before midnight can be considered

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Recent Examples of accordingly Lewis added that strollers must be parked outside the conservatory and food or drinks aren’t allowed inside, so visitors should plan accordingly. Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026 Check for any stains and treat them accordingly before loading the sheets into the washing machine. Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026 Events take place outside, so please dress accordingly. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026 Working class families with almost all of their assets in their homes are accordingly taxed on almost all of their wealth. Joseph Gerics, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accordingly
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Adverb
  • His lawyers also claimed the federal judge overseeing the case was too harsh in sentencing Combs and therefore violated his constitutional rights.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Many credit unions were originally focused on a single community, and therefore dependent on its economic fate.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Everything is so expensive most people cannot afford to stock up.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe the dress on her seems so effortless that people want to invent a way to complicate it.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Their application was thus automatically approved.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The scientists found the three innermost stars are more massive and hotter than the sun, while the outermost component, the fourth star, is cooler, less massive and thus similar to the sun.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Top goalscorer Kylian Mbappe has been experiencing knee pain since December, consequently missing several matches.
    Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • The company’s collapse left Pacific Coast Producers, a cooperative of growers, as the lone processor of peaches, and consequently, the only prospective buyer for nearly 75,000 tons of peaches otherwise grown for Del Monte.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 26 Feb. 2026

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“Accordingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accordingly. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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