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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The Yankees and Jays finished with the same 94-68 record, but Toronto won the head-to-head tiebreaker and, thus, the division.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
But perhaps more surprising is three members of the list that did not receive qualifying offers and thus will become unrestricted free agents at noon Wednesday.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
Two Ships is thus a narrative for our time, when the aspirational vision of oneness has given way to intractable twoness.
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James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
But, as a figure of the Enlightenment and thus a believer in reason and science, the former president discounted the miracles associated with Jesus — including his virgin birth and supposed resurrection.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
But perhaps more surprising is three members of the list that did not receive qualifying offers and thus will become unrestricted free agents at noon Wednesday.
—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
Two Ships is thus a narrative for our time, when the aspirational vision of oneness has given way to intractable twoness.
—
James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
But, as a figure of the Enlightenment and thus a believer in reason and science, the former president discounted the miracles associated with Jesus — including his virgin birth and supposed resurrection.
—
Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thus
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One of Karlsson’s tips has been to recognise that the majority of this squad play and therefore live outside of Norway.
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But the court’s current conservative majority has contended these commissions and boards wield executive authority and are therefore subject to direct control by the president.
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Hearing a bat has contracted rabies near Lodi Lake is not so shocking.
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Charles reveals tax bill By law, the British king is not obliged to pay income, capital gains or inheritance tax, but Charles, like his mother did after 1993, has voluntarily done so without disclosing the amounts.
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Elsewhere, multiple senior bankers at Western lenders argued that the continent’s fragmented financial markets undermined its financial might, at a cost to European startups in the tech and energy sectors that were consequently unable to compete for financing to the extent of US counterparts.
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The World Cup has brought an onslaught of international soccer fans, and consequently, taste buds.
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“Thus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thus. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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