as in later
from this point on
you have sworn to tell the truth in this court, and henceforward you are bound by your oath
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Recent Examples of henceforward
Because robots present profound risks to humanity, all work on A.I. will be henceforward discontinued.
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Jay Martel, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Borgnine will henceforward be recalled as the good, honest, 100% human fellow, trying to discover a romantic life for himself, with plenty of handicaps, in a picture that may well be remembered as long as pictures themselves are remembered.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
The party has been cited as the reason why balls were henceforward held in other venues, says Anthony.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2017
Jay Martel, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Borgnine will henceforward be recalled as the good, honest, 100% human fellow, trying to discover a romantic life for himself, with plenty of handicaps, in a picture that may well be remembered as long as pictures themselves are remembered.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
The party has been cited as the reason why balls were henceforward held in other venues, says Anthony.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for henceforward
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Originally a working-class neighborhood of Polish immigrants who raised goats in their yards—leading to the nickname Goat Prairie and later Bucktown—this Chicago enclave has evolved into a mix of independent boutiques and restaurants with a dynamic urban feel.—
Hannah Howard,
Midwest Living,
15 Jan. 2026
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The board voted 5-1 to authorize Superintendent Stacie Stanley to execute the agreement once details were cemented, which took place less than an hour later.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Jan. 2026
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More pertinent henceforth is Purdy engineering high-scoring games.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
21 Dec. 2025
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Another street was renamed late last year: not long after the Presidential election, the Miami-Dade County Commission declared that a four-mile stretch of Palm Avenue would henceforth be known as President Donald J. Trump Avenue.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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There isn’t any sureness to the ground hereafter and no promise that a hoof will not land false somewhere and drop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Nov. 2025
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Florida has this weekend become the biggest fan of Oklahoma and Vanderbilt, and any other school playing Ole Miss and Missouri hereafter.—
Matt Hayes,
USA TODAY,
24 Oct. 2025
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Memes circulated afterward suggesting that Petro had caved to Trump, or that the two were newfound amigos.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2026
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The whole experience somehow got even more embarrassing when a group of women at the restaurant approached him afterwards.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Moore was subsequently fired from his position as head football coach, which prosecutors said prompted him to show up at the woman’s home.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Amid widespread corruption under Chávez, as journalist Anne Appelbaum noted in a 2024 book, hundreds of billions of dollars were siphoned off from PDVSA and other Venezuelan companies and subsequently disappeared into private bank accounts around the world.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Henceforward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/henceforward. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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