thereupon
adverb
there·up·on
ˈt͟her-ə-ˌpȯn 
-ˌpän;
ˌt͟her-ə-ˈpȯn,
-ˈpän
Synonyms
Examples of thereupon in a Sentence
The committee reviewed the documents and thereupon decided to accept the proposal.
The jurors discussed the evidence and made their decision thereupon.
Recent Examples on the Web
And thereupon, they would be incentivized to compete for rewards.
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WIRED, 6 July 2023
He was also informed that Attorney Brown arrived there from his 108 mile ride from San Bernardino yesterday afternoon and that thereupon a council was held between the Indians and the representatives of the government.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2023
The Energy Department thereupon helped get the demonstration transferred to Mississippi.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Oct. 2013
Toney was thereupon tied to a tree and whipped.
—Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 June 2021
And thereupon, the coalition says .
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 15 June 2020
Here’s a quick look at five possible conclusions that might be just a tad premature, with arguments and counterpoints thereupon.
—Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022
If the grave of a hero is customarily a place of serene contemplation, this one is so disturbing that people run from it in fear—and thereupon hangs the tale of Easter.
—Robert Barron, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2021
Angela Merkel thereupon kicked off a world-wide retreat from nuclear power that likely put paid to any hope of meeting the greenhouse targets named in the Paris accord.
—WSJ, 19 Feb. 2021
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WIRED, 6 July 2023
He was also informed that Attorney Brown arrived there from his 108 mile ride from San Bernardino yesterday afternoon and that thereupon a council was held between the Indians and the representatives of the government.
—Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2023
The Energy Department thereupon helped get the demonstration transferred to Mississippi.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Oct. 2013
Toney was thereupon tied to a tree and whipped.
—Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 11 June 2021
And thereupon, the coalition says .
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 15 June 2020
Here’s a quick look at five possible conclusions that might be just a tad premature, with arguments and counterpoints thereupon.
—Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022
If the grave of a hero is customarily a place of serene contemplation, this one is so disturbing that people run from it in fear—and thereupon hangs the tale of Easter.
—Robert Barron, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2021
Angela Merkel thereupon kicked off a world-wide retreat from nuclear power that likely put paid to any hope of meeting the greenhouse targets named in the Paris accord.
—WSJ, 19 Feb. 2021
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“Thereupon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thereupon. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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