Definition of thereuponnext
as in therefore
for this or that reason she didn't get into the college of her choice and thereupon decided to study for a year before retaking the college entrance exams

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Recent Examples of thereupon The partner overruled him; Wells thereupon quit and went to New York. — Henry Wiencek july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025 And thereupon, they would be incentivized to compete for rewards. — WIRED, 6 July 2023 He was also informed that Attorney Brown arrived there from his 108 mile ride from San Bernardino yesterday afternoon and that thereupon a council was held between the Indians and the representatives of the government. — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2023 Here’s a quick look at five possible conclusions that might be just a tad premature, with arguments and counterpoints thereupon. — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 If the grave of a hero is customarily a place of serene contemplation, this one is so disturbing that people run from it in fear—and thereupon hangs the tale of Easter. — Robert Barron, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2021 The Energy Department thereupon helped get the demonstration transferred to Mississippi. — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Oct. 2013
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Adverb
  • The Vanquish Prime acquisition is therefore intended to strengthen the detection and tracking component of the wider defensive network rather than function as a standalone solution.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Congress should therefore make scientific recovery an economic priority.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • Its sweet, soft, umami-rich profile can shift the taste of a recipe, so Czerwony suggests using about half the usual amount of garlic and adjusting from there.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • But when the lines between sincerity and cynicism are so blurred, does intention even matter?
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • Just a few decades ago, these countries had much smaller elderly populations compared to Europe and thus had lower old-age dependency ratios.
    — Daron Acemoglu, Time, 7 Nov. 2026
  • No one around here thought that Woody had made a bad hire with Glenn, and thus made another mistake in a long line of them since Tannenbaum and Ryan had the Jets one win away from their first Super Bowl since Namath.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
Adverb
  • And consequently, who is better able to hold up a mirror to a zeitgeist in which the politics of identity and grand narratives of public life have invaded the most private spaces?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Social-media sentiment consequently shifts, and suddenly Carla’s high placement on Zephyr’s trending topics is not such a bad thing.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • If Flagg emerges as a true face of the post-LeBron NBA, expect the race idolaters to react accordingly.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • That working class people live with paucity of choice, and of chances, may be considered from the outside as a moral and social ill to be reckoned with, but Betty correctly sees that this is the fact of her life and behaves and thinks accordingly.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Thereupon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thereupon. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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