as in so
for this or that reason
it's snowing hard; therefore I think we should stay home
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Recent Examples of therefore
Holding your gold investments longer can therefore reduce the overall tax burden when a sale eventually occurs.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Counter to the notion that a focus on caste and community is insular and, therefore, detrimental to business, Jayaraman embraces his heritage with a certain chutzpah and a largesse that makes customers return with their friends and family.
—Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Mars, on the other hand, lacks a global magnetic field and therefore has its thin atmosphere constantly eroded by space weather.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The final picture, therefore, shows Walker sharing his glory equally with Charbonnet and thinking of his teammate even at the highest point of his professional career.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Counter to the notion that a focus on caste and community is insular and, therefore, detrimental to business, Jayaraman embraces his heritage with a certain chutzpah and a largesse that makes customers return with their friends and family.
—Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Mars, on the other hand, lacks a global magnetic field and therefore has its thin atmosphere constantly eroded by space weather.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
The final picture, therefore, shows Walker sharing his glory equally with Charbonnet and thinking of his teammate even at the highest point of his professional career.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for therefore
Adverb
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Everything is so expensive most people cannot afford to stock up.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Maybe the dress on her seems so effortless that people want to invent a way to complicate it.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The hitch is the beach, which is used primarily by local fishermen and thus can be pungent.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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Biafra was also forced to turn over the rights to most of Dead Kennedys’ back catalogue, thus allowing the remaining members to reissue their past albums, including their debut, Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, in 2022.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Top goalscorer Kylian Mbappe has been experiencing knee pain since December, consequently missing several matches.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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The company’s collapse left Pacific Coast Producers, a cooperative of growers, as the lone processor of peaches, and consequently, the only prospective buyer for nearly 75,000 tons of peaches otherwise grown for Del Monte.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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An easy-to-grow annual, moonflowers are vining plants that produce flowers that only open at night, hence their name.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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Although Nylabone has branched out over the years, its original toys were made from a tough nylon material and shaped like bones, hence the name.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Therefore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therefore. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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