as in afterwards
from this point on
you have sworn to tell the truth in this court, and henceforward you are bound by your oath
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Recent Examples of henceforward
Borgnine will henceforward be recalled as the good, honest, 100% human fellow, trying to discover a romantic life for himself, with plenty of handicaps, in a picture that may well be remembered as long as pictures themselves are remembered.
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Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
The party has been cited as the reason why balls were henceforward held in other venues, says Anthony.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2017
The party has been cited as the reason why balls were henceforward held in other venues, says Anthony.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2017
Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
The party has been cited as the reason why balls were henceforward held in other venues, says Anthony.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2017
The party has been cited as the reason why balls were henceforward held in other venues, says Anthony.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for henceforward
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Measles symptoms Initial measles symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes and a characteristic rash that begins to develop a few days later.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
9 July 2025
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Still, the song has gotten off to a predictably strong start on streaming, topping both the Spotify Daily Top Songs USA chart and Apple Music’s real-time rankings, and still reigning on the latter four days later.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
9 July 2025
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Ashe’s doubling down response to the security guard’s attempt at intimidation led to a positive change as officers were henceforth noticeably absent from the cafeteria while more present in the school’s trouble spots.—
David McGrath,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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The reason the church bells ring at noon every day today is because when our hero beat the Ottomans in the Battle of Belgrade the Pope decreed in the year 1456 that henceforth church bells must ring at noon to celebrate.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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“Henceforward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/henceforward. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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