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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Recent Examples of thus
Hearing is, we are told, the last sense to vanish in death—thus sound is often the final, unsurrendered tool for reaching and saying.
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september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Trump himself has thus far avoided tipping his hand.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
And both the levels and volatility of our tariffs are causing many countries to view China as a more reliable trading partner than the US, thus enhancing their foreign relationships at the expense of our own.
—Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
That results in silicon sinking deep into the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn and thus avoiding detection by spacecraft that have studied those planets up close.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Book Marks
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Trump himself has thus far avoided tipping his hand.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2025
And both the levels and volatility of our tariffs are causing many countries to view China as a more reliable trading partner than the US, thus enhancing their foreign relationships at the expense of our own.
—Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
That results in silicon sinking deep into the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn and thus avoiding detection by spacecraft that have studied those planets up close.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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The legislation would, therefore, reserve authority over cannabis rescheduling exclusively for Congress.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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And some long-time critics of the current AI landscape, such as Gary Marcus, disagree with Dalio entirely, arguing that the bubble is due to pop because the AI technology currently on the market is too error-prone to be relied upon, and therefore can’t be scaled away.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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That means no more security updates, patches, or tech support, so now’s the time to upgrade.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
14 Sep. 2025
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Through it, the Levetts have become so recognizable that fellow Universal fans will stop them in the parks to ask for selfies.—
Bianca Bosker,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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And anyone who doesn’t conform becomes a target for ridicule, and consequently a warning to others.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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As a result, OEMs and Tier 1s have begun leveraging Qualcomm technology across all automotive platforms, not just future AV platforms, consequently propelling growth for Qualcomm beyond many of its competitors.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Thus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thus. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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