as in so
for this or that reason it's snowing hard; therefore I think we should stay home

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Recent Examples of therefore The business elites vying to get into the Trump 2.0 court should therefore think twice. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025 Maria Nila Head & Hair Heal Soothing Serum $30 Nordstrom $30 Amazon Hussein applying the Maria Nila Head & Hair Heal Soothing Serum Jennifer Hussein Just like my hair, my scalp is dry and, therefore, frequently flaky. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 11 Mar. 2025 Thus, even Irish farmers who held ten or more acres and who would therefore have been regarded as well off, ate meat only at Christmas. Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 Even without the lights, which exceeded the $800 exemption and therefore are subject to tariffs, the show debuted its preview performance in New York over the weekend. Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for therefore
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Adverb
  • The reactions seem split between those annoyed by this change and those annoyed that everyone else is so annoyed.
    Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
  • In an interview, Edrington said the group was wrong to cave in to the administration so quickly.
    Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 6 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Including the five Christmas games that were simulcast by cable sibling ESPN, big-reach ABC thus far has played a part in 13 of the NBA’s 20 biggest draws in 2024-25.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2025
  • No ingredients list — and, thus, no listing of possible allergens for folks with a food allergy — was available for pan de bono, guava pastelitos and other bakery items in the hot case.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • According to Aviation Experts With all these new owners (and consequently new guests), there are many newcomers in the skies.
    Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2025
  • And take note that as Mars is currently receding from Earth, and consequently will become dimmer in the coming days and weeks.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • Beccari explained that the brand’s initials LV, viewed as Roman numerals, represent 55 — hence the number of lipstick shades at launch.
    Miles Socha, WWD, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Most users won’t dig into these settings and hence won’t get any benefit from this feature.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 4 Mar. 2025

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