as in therefore
for this or that reason taxes were lowered, and consequently complaints were fewer

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Recent Examples of consequently Some free Black families consequently sent their male children to France to be educated. Marlene L. Daut september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025 Historically, our region has had a large volume of wine production, with many small growers and, consequently, many cooperatives. John Mariani, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 There is indeed evidence that inhaling xenon can increase the activity of HIFs, and consequently increase levels of EPO in the blood. Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025 Sheer fabric — and consequently, visible underwear — reigned large this year, with Zara Larsson and Nikki Glaser among those leaving little to the imagination in semi-transparent gowns. Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consequently
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  • The continued closure of the Rafah crossing is preventing delivery of equipment needed to find dead hostages and will therefore delay recovery efforts, Hamas said, according to Reuters.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Heavy water, therefore, supplants its two regular hydrogen atoms with two deuterium atoms.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • Enzalutamide is already approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and listed in National Comprehensive Cancer Network treatment guidelines, so based on the study's results could be easily incorporated into a frontline combo intervention with the common hormone therapy.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
  • With 2 ½ minutes to go, the 49ers led by 10, and, unlike so often last season, that margin would prove enough.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Since Xi Jinping assumed power in 2012, Chinese stories have increasingly included nods to Chinese nationalist (not just communist) soldiers fighting bravely, thus placing a strong, victorious, and morally righteous China at the forefront of the postwar global order.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Almost none of the refugees had been permitted to read or write on the plantation, and thus the precise nuance of their feelings is lost to time.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Consequently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consequently. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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