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
County supervisors should consider requiring the sheriff to pay legal settlements out of her agency’s budget rather than the county’s general fund, the report said, and if the office does not show more improvement, voters should respond accordingly.
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
The best way to determine your plant’s watering needs is to test the soil for dryness and water accordingly.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
An incoming missile gives them 20 minutes to react and respond accordingly.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
And where other services might interrupt their programming with commercials, the Looney Tunes ads count down unobtrusively and play in between each entry, preserving each punch line accordingly.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
The best way to determine your plant’s watering needs is to test the soil for dryness and water accordingly.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
An incoming missile gives them 20 minutes to react and respond accordingly.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 25 Oct. 2025
And where other services might interrupt their programming with commercials, the Looney Tunes ads count down unobtrusively and play in between each entry, preserving each punch line accordingly.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accordingly
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Advertisement The vote could therefore play a key role in deciding who controls the House after the midterms.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
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The site plan for Costco was under the purview of the commission and was therefore able to be approved subject to approval of the other applications by the council.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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A number of British health leaders signed an open letter last week calling for the bill’s passage, and decrying delays in the process so far.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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This year has also been the deadliest on record for people in immigration detention since the early 2000s, with at least 20 people dying so far.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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The plaintiffs insist that the arbitration clause is unconscionable and thus unenforceable, but Vargas disagreed.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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This isn’t just shot in black-and-white, thus resembling the 1960 meta-commentary on American crime thrillers and pulp fictions in all its monochromatic glory.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Farm Bank’s word-of-mouth reputation was, consequently, excellent.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers didn’t finish with one of the two best records in the National League for the first time since 2018 and consequently rolled right into their Wild Card Series against the Cincinnati Reds with just one day off.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Accordingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accordingly. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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