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as in therefore
for this or that reason
an endangered orchid species, hence illegal to pick
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Recent Examples of hence
For salary-matching purposes on Denver’s side, Nnaji needs to go to Brooklyn instead of Saric (a more burdensome salary dump, hence the higher asking price), and Westbrook has to be tacked onto the Phoenix return.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
The President is well aware of its importance — hence her joint announcement with Netflix.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 June 2025
Stock can be used as a means of payment to buy another company and hence take out a rival or to buy a complementary firm.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
That swelling remained on Saturday, hence Volpe’s absence from the lineup.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
The President is well aware of its importance — hence her joint announcement with Netflix.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 June 2025
Stock can be used as a means of payment to buy another company and hence take out a rival or to buy a complementary firm.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
That swelling remained on Saturday, hence Volpe’s absence from the lineup.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hence
Adverb
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Effective recruitment, therefore, relies on attracting and efficiently screening large volumes of candidates.—
Ryan Hohman,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The first-quarter import influx likely won’t be repeated in the April-June quarter and therefore shouldn’t weigh on GDP.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
Adverb
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Nearly every single room has a stately writer’s desk that an AI bot can’t take away.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
25 June 2025
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But that wasn’t the message that anti-vaccine activists took away.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
Adverb
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One that is not so honed in on aging in one type of barrel, but makes superb whisky nonetheless, is Oban.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
22 June 2025
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As [Israeli] Prime Minister Netanyahu has said, the Iranian leaders are so hated by their own people, have so failed to deliver positive results for their own people, that that might be the end of this.—
Quinn Scanlan,
ABC News,
22 June 2025
Adverb
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After going down 3-1 in the bottom of the second, Lindor hit the first of the trio of third-inning homers, with Nimmo and Soto following suit to put the Mets back on top, 4-3.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2025
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In that small venue, the motorcycle ridden by the lead character, a mysterious rocker named Chad, rose up and down from the orchestra pit.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2025
Adverb
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But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thus far refused to do so.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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Skubal’s broad shoulders have thus far been well-suited to handle the weight.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
Adverb
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For all the dreamers out there, Sterling K. Brown’s got the summertime TV escape for you.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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The reason the movie is out so soon is that both 28 Years films were shot back-to-back.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Adverb
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Often, players look unsure of team-mates’ positions and can consequently concede possession in dangerous situations.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Trump underestimated Russian President Vladimir Putin’s determination to subjugate Ukraine and has consequently failed to confront the Kremlin with the coercive pressure needed to stop its ongoing aggression.—
Charles Kupchan,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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Nope — especially with deals like this hooded topper for $100 off.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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And while this study certainly doesn't say dinosaurs never ran – there's a general consensus that some did – the researchers hope their analysis will encourage debate and perhaps a revision of previous assumptions that may be way off, both in speed and behavior.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 June 2025
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“Hence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hence. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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