1
: in this or that manner or way
described it thus
2
: to this degree or extent : so
thus far
3
: because of this or that : hence, consequently
4
: as an example
Examples of thus in a Sentence
The judge expressed it thus: “Our obligation is to discover the truth.”
This detergent is highly concentrated and thus you will need to dilute it.
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These are ongoing and continuing obligations which, if the member did not meet them, the member could be disassociated from the Subject LLCs and thus lose the right to distributions.
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Kareta, who has previously studied mini-moons and quasi-moons, was not involved in the research and said bad weather has thus far interfered with his plans to observe it.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
The judges also didn’t seem persuaded by some of Kilaru’s arguments that college sports is fundamentally about college students playing sports, and thus more about education than business.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Cousins denied the protection to McNamara, writing in a March 2024 ruling that the evidence in the case prompted sufficient questions about whether the shooting violated Green’s constitutional rights, and thus warranted a jury trial.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Kareta, who has previously studied mini-moons and quasi-moons, was not involved in the research and said bad weather has thus far interfered with his plans to observe it.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
The judges also didn’t seem persuaded by some of Kilaru’s arguments that college sports is fundamentally about college students playing sports, and thus more about education than business.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Cousins denied the protection to McNamara, writing in a March 2024 ruling that the evidence in the case prompted sufficient questions about whether the shooting violated Green’s constitutional rights, and thus warranted a jury trial.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Thus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thus. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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