as in yet
up to this or that time having been heretofore unwilling to fly, he was forced to make an exception for his brother's out-of-state wedding

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Recent Examples of heretofore There’s weed and benzos strewn on the coffee table, Ji-Na telling Fatima to run away fast, that she can’t be fixed, implying some kind of debilitating depression or mental illness Fatima’s Korean-French girlfriend was heretofore able to keep at bay. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 May 2025 And yet the invitation to explore Surrealism without Breton has the potential to be more generative than curators have heretofore allowed (even without entering into fantasies that his adversaries beat him up and chased him out of town). Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 And, just like that, the audience gets to see a side of Ellie heretofore rarely revealed. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 31 Mar. 2025 And, just like that, the audience gets to see a side of Ellie heretofore rarely revealed. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heretofore
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  • The International Atomic Energy Agency has yet to confirm any radiation leaks.
    Amir Daftari Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • According to the outlet, invitations will be sent via email as soon as this summer, but have yet to be finalized.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 23 June 2025

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“Heretofore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heretofore. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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