Definition of thusnext
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 The buildings that are thus given time to grow and develop, find their affinity to the site in that long dialogue, find their materiality and also sometimes redefine their purpose. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026 Trump also has been highly critical of NATO, arguing that European countries aren’t spending enough money on the military and thus aren’t paying their fair share of the alliance’s mutual defense. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 Bultó gathered a group of like-minded engineers, and thus Bultaco was born. Bultaco, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026 The people Greene makes films about look to reassert control over their realities and thus perhaps move forward. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thus
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Adverb
  • Chhetri and his colleagues are therefore continuously analysing water samples collected after the membrane treatment.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Mitchell Leff / Getty Images Hurts’ anticipation and timing are therefore more of a must-have than usual — especially on throws over the middle.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The president has opposed such efforts to constrain AI and claims that doing so could cause China to eclipse America on the technology.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Nasmaranian’s host needs to be replaced every so often in eternity.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • American anti-immigrant politics consequently differs from the European version, remaining more closely bound to the Monroe Doctrine and its vision of hemispheric control.
    Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The Raiders have consequently kept things close to the line of scrimmage with Cousins on the field.
    Sam Warren, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Thus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thus. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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