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 developer plans to formally file its newest proposal — its fifth revision thus far — with the city on Tuesday.
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Huge increases seen thus far in energy prices are almost certain to drive up already high levels of overall inflation and stand a good chance of pushing the public toward a less benign view on the outlook for price pressures over coming years.
—Michael S. Derby, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The result means West Ham has needed extra time or penalties to win all three of it FA Cup ties thus far but that will bother neither the players nor coach Nuno Espirito Santos.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
Andrew's cost savings were thus in the hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of his 27-year lease.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
Huge increases seen thus far in energy prices are almost certain to drive up already high levels of overall inflation and stand a good chance of pushing the public toward a less benign view on the outlook for price pressures over coming years.
—Michael S. Derby, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The result means West Ham has needed extra time or penalties to win all three of it FA Cup ties thus far but that will bother neither the players nor coach Nuno Espirito Santos.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
Andrew's cost savings were thus in the hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of his 27-year lease.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
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For example, while not wanting to write a historical novel or write a novel in an old-world-y register, Vicente was keen to avoid anachronisms and therefore attempted not to include a single word or phrase that was not being used in Spanish two centuries ago.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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Foreign governments routinely charged all manner of tariffs on American goods, therefore benefiting whatever government or regime was in power there.—
Jay Reddick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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And so, not far from Tau Ceti, an enormous alien spacecraft looms into view.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Rushing through your plans is a recipe for disaster, so avoid attempting to multitask.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2026
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Local lawmakers, consequently, will be less equipped to address the impact on schools, public safety infrastructure, and traffic implications.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2026
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Federal Reserve officials consequently have taken a cautious approach to policymaking following a series of interest rate reductions.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Thus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thus. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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