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[thair-bahy, thair-bahy]

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adverb

by that; by means of that.

in that connection or relation: Thereby hangs a tale.

by or near that place.

Scot. about that number, quantity, or degree.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English therby, Old English thǣrbī. See there, by¹

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Physical activity also helps the body use calories more efficiently, thereby helping in weight loss and maintenance.

One can always hope-though one should not expect-that one might thereby do some good.

Economists and other busybodies chide them for not spending more, thereby stimulating the economy.

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Physical activity also helps the body use calories more efficiently, thereby helping in weight loss and maintenance.

One can always hope-though one should not expect-that one might thereby do some good.

Economists and other busybodies chide them for not spending more, thereby stimulating the economy.

Germany was the first state to adopt the time changes, to reduce artificial lighting and thereby save coal for the war effort.

If there are other such symmetries, they connect more bosons and fermions and thereby unify more aspects of our universe.

Religion placed immortal supernatural beings at the top of the clan, thereby reducing everyday violence between adherents.

Many vessels were wrecked, and the lose of life caused thereby is considerable.

The company's goal is to reduce the costs of borrowing, thereby.

They may do so symmetrically, thereby producing identical daughter cells, each of which resembles the mother cell.

Something must be oxidizing the organic material" and thereby destroying it, he said.

Warmer waters lead to more females, thereby disrupting reproduction cycles.

Thereby the bubble creates a rapid swirling motion of the fluid, attracting the cells and tearing apart their membranes.

Nice professor that you are, you grant their wish, thereby punishing the students who had taken the time to fully prepare.

The new income figures exclude these mutual funds' distributions, thereby sharply lowering the personal savings rate.

Rain barrels capture water that would have swept over a paved surface or lawn, thereby minimizing runoff pollutants.

Such findings as these could dramatically reduce the guesswork involved, thereby leading to the proper prescription from day one.

When alcohol hits the mesolimbic pathway, it triggers the rapid release of dopamine, thereby creating a pleasurable high.

We all separate ourselves from mother and thereby attain an ego-a self.

On the one hand it insists on prohibiting cocaine, thereby increasing its price.

The technique involves fastening miniature video cameras to animals, thereby turning them into unwitting cameramen.

Feathers on their forelimbs enhanced lift, thereby allowing the creatures to take wing.

The idea is to beam radio signals into the ionosphere and thereby stimulate or heat small, well-defined volumes of ionosphere.

But it is difficult to determine when it crosses the termination shock and thereby enters the heliosheath.

E1A can be expressed, thereby encouraging viral reproduction.

The device teaches kids how to exert control over what they are watching, thereby improving their focus and concentration.

Some human activities reduce the occurrence of fire and thereby reduce the region's diversity and number of wild species.

During the day, the effect of blocked incoming radiation tends to outweigh that of trapped heat, thereby cooling the atmosphere.

Recycling plastic cuts back on oil consumption, thereby helping to extend the lifespan of our remaining fossil fuel reserves.

We need to change zoning laws so that work is nearer home and thereby reduce transport needs.

Their function is to catch sharks, thereby keeping their numbers down in areas used by bathers.

Typically devices record the strength of the return echo, thereby indicating the rough numbers of fish and their sizes.

Fires may boost the reflectivity of the ground, thereby counteracting the warming from the fire's release of greenhouse gases.

Her research also spurred the retrieval of more stolen artworks, thereby helping to carry on the soldiers.

The liquid is added gradually to the pasta, which absorbs it completely and thereby retains its starch.

We are committed to lead by example and to thereby inspire others to care about the planet.

Now the ringmaster of light can stop it, extinguish it and revive it-and thereby give.

There is little question that the efficiency of the postal service will be thereby materially increased.

We can thereby help set standards of sound corporate and individual business behavior.

Others fear sullying a vintage's reputation and thereby reducing the value of their own collections.

Mature forests in colder climes may continue to store more carbon than they emit, thereby helping to stave off global warming.

Once people take all the little steps to build a farm, they become invested in it-and thereby value it more highly.

She was a pioneering woman who, with strength and intelligence, championed the rights of artists and has thereby enriched us all.

It bought mortgages from local lenders and resold them to investors, thereby creating a secondary-mortgage market.

But consumer confidence remains weak and households continue to save more and to spend less, thereby depressing tax revenues.

As you gain knowledge, you're in a better position to improve its functioning and thereby increase the quality of your life".

What's more, electric drive trucks are easier to control, thereby increasing operator safety and reducing the risk of accidents.

Luckily, teachers do keep their eyes open for abuse and thereby defend the interests of children.

Her problem ever since has been to justify the beast she thereby created.

We are committed to walking the talk, to lead by example, and to thereby inspire others to care about the.

Upon emerging, it hits its earlier self, thereby preventing it from ever entering the wormhole.

Any change to the system would grandfather the elderly, who would thereby be protected from such a scenario.

Some of the inhabitants inevitably drift away or migrate, thereby restocking surrounding areas where fishing is permitted.

As air rises, its presssure decreases, thereby allowing it to expand and cool.

Such a hijacker virus uses cellular machinery to control the process of building proteins and thereby replicates itself.

Share prices should therefore adjust relatively smoothly over time, thereby avoiding a meltdown.

As the ice breaks off it can be towed to any desired location thereby avoiding offending any powerful political opposition.

These open and close to control the amount of light entering the building, thereby regulating the internal temperature.

During these weeks, try to buy locally, thereby reducing your indirect energy.

Without a blood supply, cancer cells do not effectively metastasize to other organs and thereby kill the patient.

It thereby undercut the main funding source of local governments, especially school districts.

The amount of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere is causing heat to be trapped, thereby contributing to global warming.

Malthusians, whose descendants until quite recently predicted that the world would run out of food, have thereby been confounded.

The rabbits are destroying vegetation, thereby threatening other species.

Aced out by other amino acids, tryptophan thereby has a tough time hitching a ride to the brain.

Clean water and sanitation also raise the quality of human capital, thereby lifting labour productivity.

They reduced food intake and increased energy use and thereby became dangerously lean.

Now researchers have found a way to reactivate programmed cell death and thereby treat cancer.

Turning off the heat lowers the pressure, causing that liquid to evaporate back into a gas, thereby creating the cooling effect.

Thereby discounting the actual laws of probability that govern their alleged luck.

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thereby (ˌðɛəˈbaɪ, ˈðɛəˌbaɪ)

—*adv*
1.	by that means; because of that
2.	archaic by or near that place; thereabouts

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thereby

O.E. þærbig "by means of or because of that;" see there + by. Cf. Ger. dabei, Du. daarbij.

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