thence

[thens] / ðɛns /

ADVERB

hence

Synonyms

STRONG

so thus

WEAK

accordingly as a deduction away consequently ergo forward from here from now on henceforth henceforward hereinafter in the future it follows that on that account onward out then thereupon wherefore

ADVERB

then

Synonyms

STRONGEST

so thus

WEAK

accordingly consequently ergo from that time from then on from there on hence thenceforth thereupon whence

ADVERB

therefore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accordingly so then thus

STRONG

consequently hence

WEAK

and so ergo for for this reason forasmuch as in consequence in that event inasmuch as on account of on the grounds since therefrom thereupon to that end whence wherefore

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In the ensuing echo chamber, the midnight mind thence becomes the dominant mind, and things that are objectively false start to feel like the only things that are actually true.

From Slate • May 15, 2024

"This previously unrecognized cellular function of CS proteins leads to the marking of the DNA damage -- and thence to its enzymatic breakdown."

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

Certainly, the Emmys both aided and reflected the audience transition from broadcast to cable and thence to streaming.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Essentially, the briefcase is a communication tool which links the president to his military top brass and thence to rocket forces via the highly secret “Kazbek” electronic command-and-control network.

From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2023

The entrance to the Citadel also looked eastward, but was delved in the heart of the rock; thence a long lamp-lit slope ran up to the seventh gate.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

thence

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