1
: in this or that manner or way
described it thus
2
: to this degree or extent : so
thus far
3
: because of this or that : hence, consequently
4
: as an example
Examples of thus in a Sentence
The judge expressed it thus: “Our obligation is to discover the truth.”
This detergent is highly concentrated and thus you will need to dilute it.
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Hasbro acquired Parker Brothers, and thus took control of Monopoly, in 1991.
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
Still, those statistics indicate the market is far behind Nintendo, with just under 6 million units shipped compared to the 150 million Switches that have been sold thus far.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The Colossal team thus engineered two other genes that shut down black and red pigmentation, leading to the dire wolf’s characteristic light color without causing any harm in the edited gray wolf genome.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
The member who is present abstains from voting yes or no, thus the absent member’s vote is canceled out.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
Still, those statistics indicate the market is far behind Nintendo, with just under 6 million units shipped compared to the 150 million Switches that have been sold thus far.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
The Colossal team thus engineered two other genes that shut down black and red pigmentation, leading to the dire wolf’s characteristic light color without causing any harm in the edited gray wolf genome.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
The member who is present abstains from voting yes or no, thus the absent member’s vote is canceled out.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Thus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thus. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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