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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To recap 2025 thus far: Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 opened to a poor $43 million at the global box office on a $118 million budget.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
So restricted in scope as to be nearly worthless and thus is rarely utilized.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Ukraine's largest drone attack of the war thus far came days after the U.S. announced its intelligence sharing freeze.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
Maryland Democrats are coming down hard on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his role in the biggest political scandal of President Donald Trump’s second term thus far.
—Carson Swick, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
So restricted in scope as to be nearly worthless and thus is rarely utilized.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Ukraine's largest drone attack of the war thus far came days after the U.S. announced its intelligence sharing freeze.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
Maryland Democrats are coming down hard on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his role in the biggest political scandal of President Donald Trump’s second term thus far.
—Carson Swick, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thus
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Sinner was therefore allowed to play without his positive tests becoming public, per the tennis anti-doping regulations set out by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA).—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Ultimately, the court decided that given the circumstances, and if the Frenches were flying there to personally manage their condo, the expense was reasonable and therefore, tax deductible.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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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 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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“Thus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thus. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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