as in afterwards
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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Around 40 minutes later, Carreras is once again on the move before Pedri’s pass reaches Yamal to close him down.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Overall, the inflation data likely add fuel to expectations that the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by another quarter percentage point at its policy meeting later this month - its second consecutive cut.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 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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This is henceforth the fate of Charlie Kirk's family: A spouse left abruptly, heartbreakingly without a life partner.—
Kevin Powell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Henceforward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/henceforward. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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