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
Some mathematicians therefore worry that their time and resources would be better spent on other pursuits.
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Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
This means Palace have had more territory than the opposition across those games and, therefore, might have been expected to have more shots and more attacking situations, pinning the other team back more.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
County leaders, who fund a significant portion of the CMS budget, have frequently said the state isn’t giving enough money to the public school system and, therefore, strain the county’s budget to make up the gap.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
The crucial skill, therefore, is the ability to read the wind, to sense when the timing is ripe.
—David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
This means Palace have had more territory than the opposition across those games and, therefore, might have been expected to have more shots and more attacking situations, pinning the other team back more.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
County leaders, who fund a significant portion of the CMS budget, have frequently said the state isn’t giving enough money to the public school system and, therefore, strain the county’s budget to make up the gap.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
The crucial skill, therefore, is the ability to read the wind, to sense when the timing is ripe.
—David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for therefore
Adverb
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Great gameplan from a great coach, nice adjustments throughout, and the offense flowed so nicely all night.—
American-Statesman staff,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Some musicologists think Schubert struggled to finish the symphony because the first two movements were so good.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Spain has recently wrapped up operational testing of the biggest vanadium flow battery for applied research on the old continent, thus marking a turning point for sustainable, long-duration energy storage.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Survivors of 2021 Super Typhoon Odette in the Philippines sued the energy giant Shell in the United Kingdom last year on the basis that Shell's emissions greatly contributed to climate change and thus the intensity of the typhoon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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That meant that urine samples with high sugar content could have started fermenting and consequently generated alcohol that could have skewed the test result or created a false positive.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Rising gas costs have consequently become a point of contention for the president, who prior to the war oversaw consistently lower prices compared to his predecessor — something the White House often touted.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Gillett says reactions are key to creating the emotional effects and rhythms of his and Bettinelli-Olpin’s cinema, hence the need for extensive coverage.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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Were birds and squirrels and lizards getting in through her old doors and windows, hence the replacement?—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Therefore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therefore. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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