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
This is particularly newsworthy in part because Powell has been consistent heretofore in giving emphasis to the priority need to restrain inflation.
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Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The ambitious and sprawling exhibition, in the works for years, uses medical objects, educational films, and contemporary art to consider how design has shaped reproduction—something that seems evident but has heretofore been rarely explored.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
Service, heretofore professional, notches up a tick.
—Jason Gay, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2025
Unlike many areas of deep learning, success here would not be simply automating preexisting measurements; with automation, researchers could make measurements that have heretofore been impossible.
—Dan Garisto, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2021
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Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The ambitious and sprawling exhibition, in the works for years, uses medical objects, educational films, and contemporary art to consider how design has shaped reproduction—something that seems evident but has heretofore been rarely explored.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
Service, heretofore professional, notches up a tick.
—Jason Gay, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2025
Unlike many areas of deep learning, success here would not be simply automating preexisting measurements; with automation, researchers could make measurements that have heretofore been impossible.
—Dan Garisto, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heretofore
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Lawmakers have been briefed by the State Department and the Pentagon in a classified setting, and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Armed Services Committee have yet to hold hearings on the war.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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The state legislature has yet to approve a budget for this fiscal year that began in July – let for alone for 2026-27.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Heretofore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heretofore. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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