as in so
for this or that reason
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Recent Examples of therefore
During recent flybys of the volcanic moon by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, scientists measured Io’s gravitational effect on Juno, using the spacecraft’s tiniest wobbles to determine the moon’s mass distribution and therefore its internal structure.
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Robin Andrews, Wired News, 15 June 2025
Some humility, therefore, may have been in order this summer for FIFA, which had an opportunity to develop goodwill and excitement ahead of the World Cup.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 14 June 2025
For a harder surface, cleaning is actually easier and therefore can (and should!) happen on the same rough timeline: about every 1-2 weeks.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
Yes, there was a midseason breakout that created the compound optimism of therefore also being able to play Adebayo at power forward.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2025
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Robin Andrews, Wired News, 15 June 2025
Some humility, therefore, may have been in order this summer for FIFA, which had an opportunity to develop goodwill and excitement ahead of the World Cup.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 14 June 2025
For a harder surface, cleaning is actually easier and therefore can (and should!) happen on the same rough timeline: about every 1-2 weeks.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
Yes, there was a midseason breakout that created the compound optimism of therefore also being able to play Adebayo at power forward.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for therefore
Adverb
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As [Israeli] Prime Minister Netanyahu has said, the Iranian leaders are so hated by their own people, have so failed to deliver positive results for their own people, that that might be the end of this.—
Quinn Scanlan,
ABC News,
22 June 2025
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Strong winds are occurring but are not so strong as to warrant a High wind warning.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2025
Adverb
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Both players have been mightily disappointing thus far.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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With Vogue’s support, her brand was introduced to New York’s top fashion retailers in collaboration with Vogue.com and thus became known and valued as a leading luxury label.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Adverb
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Often, players look unsure of team-mates’ positions and can consequently concede possession in dangerous situations.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Trump underestimated Russian President Vladimir Putin’s determination to subjugate Ukraine and has consequently failed to confront the Kremlin with the coercive pressure needed to stop its ongoing aggression.—
Charles Kupchan,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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When the dumplings go through the steaming process, the broth gel melts and becomes soup (hence the dumpling’s name).—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
20 June 2025
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The Cornell and Stanford researchers could only do their work because the authors had access to the underlying model—and hence to the token probability values that allowed efficient calculation of probabilities for sequences of tokens.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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“Therefore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therefore. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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