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
Adjusting to the professional game takes time for most mortals; thus, there will be several losses before the wins start rolling in.
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The Athletic, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The union letter also seeks reauthorization of Section 461, which allowed companies to carry back their net operating losses for up to five years, thus using those losses to lower prior year tax bills.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 12 May 2025
The latter has a 22-episode order and thus will run through spring 2026.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
Some of this work thus possessed religious potency akin to dos Santos’s power figure in the entrance of the exhibit, protected as sacred knowledge by generations of enslaved Africans taken to South America.
—Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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The Athletic, New York Times, 13 May 2025
The union letter also seeks reauthorization of Section 461, which allowed companies to carry back their net operating losses for up to five years, thus using those losses to lower prior year tax bills.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 12 May 2025
The latter has a 22-episode order and thus will run through spring 2026.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
Some of this work thus possessed religious potency akin to dos Santos’s power figure in the entrance of the exhibit, protected as sacred knowledge by generations of enslaved Africans taken to South America.
—Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thus
Adverb
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This is a concerted effort by other nations and, therefore, a national security threat.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
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Trump should therefore deal with each country on their own terms and structure healthy bilateral relationships with each.—
Christopher Shays,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
Adverb
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So what made Toronto’s penalty kill so effective Friday night?—
Adam Beasley,
Miami Herald,
17 May 2025
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And some guys want to chat about not-so-important stuff.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Adverb
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The Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, is not expected to cut interest rates, but any unexpected commentary from Fed Chair Jerome Powell could move markets and, consequently, mortgage rates more decisively.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
7 May 2025
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Even studies sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry are being affected: many rely partially on federal funding, or are run by staff who do, and who have consequently been laid off.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Thus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thus. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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