hitherto
adverb
hith·er·to
ˈhi-t͟hər-ˌtü 
ˌhi-t͟hər-ˈtü
: up to this or that time
reveals some hitherto unknown facts about her life
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at the talent show Kyle revealed his hitherto unknown gift for doing impressions
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There was alarm at the prospect of hundreds of thousands of soldiers returning to the U.S. with such degenerate experience under their belts, and presumably spreading these habits among hitherto innocent American wives.
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
In the sciences, AI advocates promise that AI will aid in curing hitherto intractable diseases.
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Shannon's achievement was to understand how the hitherto fuzzy concept of information could be quantified, creating a discipline that expanded the view of communication and data storage.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2020
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Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
In the sciences, AI advocates promise that AI will aid in curing hitherto intractable diseases.
—Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Shannon's achievement was to understand how the hitherto fuzzy concept of information could be quantified, creating a discipline that expanded the view of communication and data storage.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2020
Every fiscal year, boards should keep adding one new metric to their hitherto key metrics to stay on top of fast-changing technological trends.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Hitherto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hitherto. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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hitherto
adverb
hith·er·to
ˈhit͟h-ər-ˌtü
: up to this time
hitherto unknown facts
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