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
The reason that clothing has heretofore failed to offer any relief from the heat is because our bodies give off heat in the form of mid-infrared radiation (IR), and our garments block that wavelength from escaping.
—Dexter Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2016
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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
The reason that clothing has heretofore failed to offer any relief from the heat is because our bodies give off heat in the form of mid-infrared radiation (IR), and our garments block that wavelength from escaping.
—Dexter Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heretofore
yet
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Seven Western Conference reserves are yet to be named — they’ll be voted on by head coaches — and Murray is considered likely to take one of those spots.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
21 Jan. 2026
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Had Troy Canty—or, better yet, the other black men in the car, Garth Reid or Solitaire Macfoy—opened fire in a crowded train car, would they have ever been given the same courtesy?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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