as in therefore
for this or that reason
taxes were lowered, and consequently complaints were fewer
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Recent Examples of consequently
Federal Reserve officials consequently have taken a cautious approach to policymaking following a series of interest rate reductions.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Jill Hanlin spent many years either incarcerated or on supervision after release, and consequently has spent time ineligible to cast a ballot in the state of Missouri.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Hyperscale data centers would fall into the large warehouse category in terms of physical size and are, consequently, the largest facilities in terms of compute and energy demands.
—Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 5 Mar. 2026
Top goalscorer Kylian Mbappe has been experiencing knee pain since December, consequently missing several matches.
—Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
Jill Hanlin spent many years either incarcerated or on supervision after release, and consequently has spent time ineligible to cast a ballot in the state of Missouri.
—Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
Hyperscale data centers would fall into the large warehouse category in terms of physical size and are, consequently, the largest facilities in terms of compute and energy demands.
—Neil Strebig, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 5 Mar. 2026
Top goalscorer Kylian Mbappe has been experiencing knee pain since December, consequently missing several matches.
—Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consequently
Adverb
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Neighbors of the property like the Plummers are residents of Osage County, not the city that annexed the land, and therefore can’t vote in city elections.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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In our life as citizens, people with different beliefs must share power and therefore work together.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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But so far, the engagement and transparency process hasn’t gone well.—
Desiree Mathurin
March 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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Democrats are pushing for additional restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which Thune and Republicans have rejected so far.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Spain has recently wrapped up operational testing of the biggest vanadium flow battery for applied research on the old continent, thus marking a turning point for sustainable, long-duration energy storage.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Survivors of 2021 Super Typhoon Odette in the Philippines sued the energy giant Shell in the United Kingdom last year on the basis that Shell's emissions greatly contributed to climate change and thus the intensity of the typhoon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Consequently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consequently. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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