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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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Creative Problem-Solving Take away the technical barrier and the next challenge is knowing what to build.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Its body measures just 7 feet (2.1 m) long thanks in large part to a vertical rear wall that does away with the typical tailgate galley.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 June 2025
Adverb
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Three Posts Cayton 5-Piece Tiered Shelf While decor is important, so is having a place to display those accent pieces.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
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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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
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After the breakup, however, don’t expect your monthly expenses to go down by half.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
22 June 2025
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On the ball, Luna is clearly one of RSL’s most threatening players going forward, with eight goals and four assists in 16 MLS matches thus far in 2025.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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In the absence of Puff’s testimony, his legal team will continue trying to break down the prosecution’s arguments, testimonies, and evidence, suggesting that his accusers are money hungry or fame-driven, thus lacking credibility.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
18 June 2025
Adverb
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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
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There are so many different questions out there that are going through these kids’ minds.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
Adverb
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When that system breaks down—as when someone suffers amygdala lesions—people may struggle to balance generous and selfish motives and consequently rely on simpler, default strategies that do not depend on networks that include this brain structure.—
Tobias Kalenscher,
Scientific American,
13 June 2025
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From Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence giving us the millennial fandom moment of dreams to Emma Stone being attacked by a bee and consequently being saved by Austin Butler and Pedro Pascal, there was plenty to keep up with.—
Alicia Lansom,
Refinery29,
5 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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The patio lights are turned on and off, but the birds don’t run away, the door camera shows.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2025
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“Hence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hence. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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