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
Manufacturing solar cells on the moon from local materials is therefore an attractive proposition.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
And the group is particularly sensitive to economic shifts given their small size, and therefore less financial flexibility as large-cap stocks.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
But the judge seemed stunned by this claim since all deportees were still in U.S. custody and, therefore, still subject to U.S. court orders.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025
But executives were also reluctant to take bold actions — such as banning certain accounts or shutting down some discussions — that might reduce Twitter’s user base and therefore negatively affect the business, according to Miley.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
And the group is particularly sensitive to economic shifts given their small size, and therefore less financial flexibility as large-cap stocks.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
But the judge seemed stunned by this claim since all deportees were still in U.S. custody and, therefore, still subject to U.S. court orders.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2025
But executives were also reluctant to take bold actions — such as banning certain accounts or shutting down some discussions — that might reduce Twitter’s user base and therefore negatively affect the business, according to Miley.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for therefore
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Shoulder pads are in for fall 2025 and so are other details that read unabashedly, authentically bold instead of being chained to the incessant trend cycle.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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At some point in the not-so-far-off future, quantum computers will become powerful enough to easily crack many forms of digital encryption.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
Adverb
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The tariffs were more severe than investors were anticipating — and stocks are consequently getting crushed.—
Nathan Bomey,
Axios,
3 Apr. 2025
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The most effective solutions, Watkins said, are physical changes, including solid vertical barriers, that make speeding, and consequently hitting pedestrian and cyclists, much harder for drivers.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Mar. 2025
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Institutional knowledge is everything, hence why certain players can win three, four, five or even six times at Augusta National.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Golfweek learned from 1971 Masters victor Charles Coody that Woods, who suffered an Achilles tear, still isn't able to walk properly, hence his absence from the dinner.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Therefore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/therefore. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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