1
: by that : by that means
thereby lost her chance to win
2
: connected with or with reference to that
… thereby hangs a tale …—
William Shakespeare
William ShakespeareExamples of thereby in a Sentence
He signed the contract, thereby forfeiting his right to the property.
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Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
The letter notes that VPN providers operate servers across the globe; a user can then choose which server to connect to, thereby obscuring their real IP address and accessing the internet from another country.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026
The physical security of the data centers is more precarious, and the conflict is damaging the economic health of the petrostates, thereby jeopardizing a major source of further investment in American AI firms.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
This will force countries to rethink the value of that spare capacity, given its location, thereby keeping prices high and volatile.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Thereby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thereby. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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thereby
adverb
there·by
t͟ha(ə)r-ˈbī 
t͟he(ə)r-;
ˈt͟ha(ə)r-ˌbī,
ˈt͟he(ə)r-
1
: by that : by that means
thereby lost her chance to win
2
: connected with or with reference to that
thereby hangs a tale
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