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 Brands such as Nivea and Saint James Iced Tea have thus tapped into the longing, introducing their own individual collaborations with Juicy Couture less than a month apart. Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025 Further negative information that comes to light about Jones could have a huge impact on the race and boost Republican chances of success, thus impacting the future of legislation and policy in the state. Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 The Mammoth haven’t gotten much from Clayton Keller or Logan Cooley, though; each only has one point thus far. Sean Gentille, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 But the rocket system, the most powerful ever developed, still needs to conduct orbital flights around Earth — thus far, the tests have been to suborbital space. Denise Chow, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thus
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  • The continued closure of the Rafah crossing is preventing delivery of equipment needed to find dead hostages and will therefore delay recovery efforts, Hamas said, according to Reuters.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Heavy water, therefore, supplants its two regular hydrogen atoms with two deuterium atoms.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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  • Enzalutamide is already approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and listed in National Comprehensive Cancer Network treatment guidelines, so based on the study's results could be easily incorporated into a frontline combo intervention with the common hormone therapy.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
  • With 2 ½ minutes to go, the 49ers led by 10, and, unlike so often last season, that margin would prove enough.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Some women may consequently not reach peak bone health, which typically occurs around the age of 30, potentially increasing their risk of osteoporosis later in life.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Shamieh rebuilt his habits and, consequently, himself.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025

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