as in therefore
for this or that reason
we didn't have room for all seven of us in my car and thus took two cars to go to the movies
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In 1972, Crystal and her friend Lottie LaBeija held a ball for minority drag queens, marketed under the banner of the House of LaBeija, thus establishing the first house of ballroom.
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
There is no single entity with the power to rethink the 35 days and thus encourage greater participation.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
Production has taken place in Keller, Southlake and Fort Worth thus far, with additional filming set for Frisco, Plano, Dallas and Denton.
—Brayden Garcia
may 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
That suggests some good fortune, thus far.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026
There is no single entity with the power to rethink the 35 days and thus encourage greater participation.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
Production has taken place in Keller, Southlake and Fort Worth thus far, with additional filming set for Frisco, Plano, Dallas and Denton.
—Brayden Garcia
may 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2026
That suggests some good fortune, thus far.
—John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thus
Adverb
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Always assume an electric line, even one that is on or near the ground, is energized and therefore dangerous.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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In them, collisions are too gentle, leaving their dark matter unexcited and therefore incapable of annihilation.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
Adverb
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What is so special, then, about the Attenborovian age, given that it’s measured in mere decades?—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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And so the collective angst caused by powerful outsiders, industry, and the state united Sardinians into a singular cause.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
Adverb
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Strengthening the Berry Amendment, for one, would create more demand for domestic textiles to clothe military service members, and consequently, American producers could scale their operations.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Areas of the home that need to be functional first don’t have to consequently lose all their aesthetic value.—
Lauren Arzbaecher,
Architectural Digest,
28 Apr. 2026
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