Definition of henceforthnext
as in later
from this point on henceforth, there will be no more prolonged coffee breaks

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Recent Examples of henceforth This is henceforth the fate of Charlie Kirk's family: A spouse left abruptly, heartbreakingly without a life partner. Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 Jeff Dewing’s response was to call in his managers and tell them that henceforth no employee would be required to attend meetings before a certain time in the morning and after a certain time in the afternoon. Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The threadbare plot is set in motion when Tesfaye’s screen-self (henceforth referred to as Abel) loses his voice while touring, a real-life incident forced here into heavy-handed metaphor as an existential ailment symptomatic of his deeper issues with himself and women. Charles Bramesco, IndieWire, 15 May 2025 The fate of the Jews would henceforth be entrusted to the cold racial vanguard of the Nazi movement, the SS. Michael Scott Bryant, The Conversation, 2 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for henceforth
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Adverb
  • Rootselaar transitioned from male to female about six years ago and subsequently dropped out of school two years later, but McDonald said there is no evidence that Rootselaar dropped out due to bullying because of the transition.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Prior to this, in 2022, his mother – the late Queen Elizabeth II – revoked her second son's military associations and royal patronages in the wake of Giuffre's September 2021 lawsuit, which was later settled for an undisclosed sum.
    James Powel, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • There isn’t any sureness to the ground hereafter and no promise that a hoof will not land false somewhere and drop.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Florida has this weekend become the biggest fan of Oklahoma and Vanderbilt, and any other school playing Ole Miss and Missouri hereafter.
    Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The modern workplace has a strong flavor of poor management, with poor leadership quickly transforming what started as a good job into a bad one, with burnout and heavy workloads following soon afterward.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Volunteer Reserve Park Ranger Phil Headley, who walked the lake’s perimeter during the derby, noted that the rules of the fishing derby state that while parents can help cast the line during the contest, the kids must take control of the fishing pole afterward and reel in the fish.
    Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Adverb
  • The Manhattan district attorney's office subsequently investigated, but no charges were filed.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The man was subsequently transported to an area hospital, where he was last listed in stable condition.
    Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026

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“Henceforth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/henceforth. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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