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also thenceforwards
as in afterwards
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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.
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Michael M. Rosen, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
Michael M. Rosen, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thenceforward
Adverb
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The game was called shortly thereafter with Richland about to punt.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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His production tapered off a bit thereafter, but this season, general manager Brett Veach thinks Hunt’s full campaign could look a lot more like that initial stretch.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Jeff Dewing’s response was to call in his managers and tell them that henceforth no employee would be required to attend meetings before a certain time in the morning and after a certain time in the afternoon.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Last summer, Shiloh, 19, hired an attorney to file a legal petition to formally drop Pitt’s last name from her own so that she would henceforth be known as Shiloh Jolie, instead of Shiloh Jolie-Pitt.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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There is nothing here that indicates, as the late Professor Harbage has well said, that in order to be king hereafter Macbeth must be murderer first.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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Employers now and hereafter must alert their employees to these new rights.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
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“Thenceforward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thenceforward. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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