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
Getting a positive result this time would, therefore, have added resonance.
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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Indiana's best places to stargaze If possible, head to Beverly Shores, near Gary, which is an International Dark Sky location and therefore an excellent place for stargazing.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
Colombia disputes this, contending that Santa Rosa did not exist when the treaty was signed and therefore cannot be claimed under its terms.
—Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Products vary in thickness and, therefore, protection levels.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Indiana's best places to stargaze If possible, head to Beverly Shores, near Gary, which is an International Dark Sky location and therefore an excellent place for stargazing.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025
Colombia disputes this, contending that Santa Rosa did not exist when the treaty was signed and therefore cannot be claimed under its terms.
—Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Products vary in thickness and, therefore, protection levels.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for therefore
Adverb
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A number of British health leaders signed an open letter last week calling for the bill’s passage, and decrying delays in the process so far.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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This year has also been the deadliest on record for people in immigration detention since the early 2000s, with at least 20 people dying so far.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The plaintiffs insist that the arbitration clause is unconscionable and thus unenforceable, but Vargas disagreed.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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This isn’t just shot in black-and-white, thus resembling the 1960 meta-commentary on American crime thrillers and pulp fictions in all its monochromatic glory.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Farm Bank’s word-of-mouth reputation was, consequently, excellent.—
Moisés Naím,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers didn’t finish with one of the two best records in the National League for the first time since 2018 and consequently rolled right into their Wild Card Series against the Cincinnati Reds with just one day off.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Ginger Rabbit Jazz Lounge In Short North, BJ Lieberman and Bronwyn Haines’s Ginger Rabbit Jazz Lounge is a swanky, subterranean cocktail bar inspired by the Midwest’s deep connection to jazz and the Prohibition era—hence, the strong showing of gin cocktails on the menu.—
Katie Chang,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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This activity makes the comet brighter and hence more noticeable, and at perihelion this outgassing, in theory, is at its most active.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Therefore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therefore. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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