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 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 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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  • The second phase of the plan is set to roll out later this year.
    Bonnie Bolden, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Police in Hamburg said a 58-year-old woman, who was later identified by the Guardian as Alexandra Fröhlich, a bestselling novelist, was found lifeless by her relatives on her houseboat on Tuesday morning.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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  • In college, my roommates and I painted our front door pink and thus, our home was henceforth dubbed 'Pink Door'.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
  • All pennies will henceforth be exiled to Guantanamo to live out their lives as former currency in orange jumpsuits, behind barbed wire, only inches from the best beaches ever.
    Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025

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“Henceforward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/henceforward. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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