thenceforward

variants also thenceforwards
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Recent Examples of thenceforward This contrived right — never before or since applied to any other refugee population — found its way into U.N. General Assembly Resolution 194, which Arab governments thenceforward wielded as a cudgel against the Jewish state. Michael M. Rosen, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thenceforward
Adverb
  • With eight minutes left in the contest, Kempe bonked Cale Makar in the back of the head, then went to the box for mixing it up with captain Gabe Landeskog, who came to Makar’s defense, shortly thereafter.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Shortly thereafter, she was placed on an aggressive chemotherapy routine but remained positive about her prognosis.
    David John Chávez, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Daily visits by consular personnel to immigration lockups will henceforth replace the current practice of weekly visits, Sheinbaum said.
    Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Riley allegedly explained to her how her life would work henceforth.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 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
  • 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, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023

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“Thenceforward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thenceforward. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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