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also thenceforwards
as in afterwards
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Recent Examples of thenceforward
This contrived right — never before or since applied to any other refugee population — found its way into U.N. General Assembly Resolution 194, which Arab governments thenceforward wielded as a cudgel against the Jewish state.
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Michael M. Rosen, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
Michael M. Rosen, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thenceforward
Adverb
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Sediments filled their sinkhole thereafter, trapping them there until they were found, fossilized, in 2022.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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Aisha Wynn and Franklyn Harris joining shortly thereafter.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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All pennies will henceforth be exiled to Guantanamo to live out their lives as former currency in orange jumpsuits, behind barbed wire, only inches from the best beaches ever.—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2025
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That team, Trump declared, would henceforth be known as the United States DOGE Service.—
Jacob Sullum,
Orange County Register,
13 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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On March 27, the three siblings—hereafter to be known as the Jackson Three—reunited on the red carpet for the London opening night of MJ: The Musical, which is about their dad, Michael Jackson.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2024
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Her loss was then greatly felt among the music community, and rest of the world, at the 55th Grammys later that weekend and hereafter.—
Sadie Bell,
Peoplemag,
3 Feb. 2024
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“Thenceforward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thenceforward. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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