Definition of henceforwardnext
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. 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
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Adverb
  • Murillo said the Mining Arc later became a financial lifeline for the Venezuelan regime as oil revenues collapsed, with gold extraction expanding rapidly under opaque arrangements involving state players and armed groups.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • As the graceful Moon opposes Jupiter later, big feelings meet even bigger hopes.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Riley allegedly explained to her how her life would work henceforth.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Actresses of a certain age are henceforth barred from investigating crimes on TV.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • By accepting the prize, winners grant to Station the right to use the winner's name, voice, picture and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and publicity in any and all media now known or hereafter invented, without further permission or additional compensation (except where prohibited by law).
    CBS LA Staff, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Adverb
  • Many residents from rural areas have lived on the same land for generations, watching a cycle of outside companies profit from extracting the state’s resources — from timber to coal and oil and gas — only to pollute and abandon communities afterward.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • But House Democrats say their removal from committee doesn't go far enough, lodging an ethics complaint against Engen and Hudson after a photo taken hours before the arrest showing the pair eating lunch and drinking at a restaurant nearby before returning to the Capitol for floor debate afterwards.
    Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Efforts to secure an indictment subsequently failed.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Officers deployed a spike strip to disable the vehicle, which subsequently was involved in three minor vehicle collisions while trying to evade police.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026

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“Henceforward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/henceforward. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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