as in therefore
for this or that reason the application deadline was yesterday; accordingly, only applications mailed before midnight can be considered

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Recent Examples of accordingly These EOs accordingly discourage the targeted law firms from challenging unlawful government action and representing clients disfavored by Trump. James Speyer, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2025 Pay attention to your skin and adjust your timing accordingly. Tatayana Yomary, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025 In fact accordingly to Fun Fact Co, seven Ghibli films are among the 15 highest grossing anime films of all time. Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 Different bras can comfortably fit different breast shapes, so take note and shop accordingly. Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accordingly
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  • The election was called by Carney on March 23, a week after he was sworn in as Liberal Party leader and therefore Prime Minister following Trudeau’s resignation.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Nearly the entire musical, which is now being revived at Lincoln Center, therefore unfolds with our hero stuck fast inside one of the earth’s narrow pockets, his dwindling awareness reaching out toward the glittering, subterranean volumes all around him.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
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  • In doing so, they were buffered by other Spanish thinkers who took issue with las Casas’s arguments, primarily Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo and Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The lefty has struck out 16 batters in 11 innings so far.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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  • The economic environment is one that could change drastically in a short period of time for a long time, thus different generations have been shaped by different types of environments, and those experiences inform the advice parents often pass down.
    Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The first team that gets to three winning courses will win the challenge outright, thus dooming the other team to final judgment.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • When the cops arrive, Clara takes the gun, points it at the police, and is consequently killed, ending the movie.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The tariffs were more severe than investors were anticipating — and stocks are consequently getting crushed.
    Nathan Bomey, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025

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