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 Americans considering travel to Sierra Leone, Liberia, or Guinea should consult the latest CDC and State Department recommendations prior to booking travel, and prepare accordingly. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025 Support for low-income and first-gen students is still permitted: SB 17 does not ban outreach based on income or family education history, so schools have redirected resources accordingly. Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2025 Get out of the pantheon of (insert similar moments here) work backwards and write accordingly. The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 23 July 2025 Teams receive an average point total per sport and then get ranked accordingly. Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for accordingly
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Adverb
  • For years, Fort Worth ISD had asked those staffers to focus on helping teachers improve their teaching skills, with the assumption that better instruction — and, therefore, higher test scores — would follow.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2025
  • In such cases, the tone of the response can signal a risk of losing customer trust and, therefore, demands immediate intervention.
    Michael Podolsky, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • This journey has been so special full of peace, excitement, and so much grace.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Rivals have reported smaller tariff hits so far: GM (GM) has projected one of $4 billion to $5 billion for the year, while Ford (F) expects a $3 billion hit to full-year gross revenues.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Advertisement Despite our survival thus far, the latent danger from nuclear weapons remains.
    Charles Oppenheimer, Time, 17 Aug. 2025
  • FactSet data shows that, of the more than 460 S & P 500 names that have reported thus far, 82% have beaten bottom-line expectations.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • In other words, companies can inflate along with inflation, and consequently, those who own shares in these companies may benefit.
    Wes Moss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Hendrix consequently hopes that Congress will add language explicitly funding RPS in its final budget.
    Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Accordingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accordingly. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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