thereby
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 of thereby
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How to use thereby in a sentence
She thereby declared herself less interested in making money than in making a difference.
For Next AG, Obama Picks a Quiet Fighter With a Heavy Punch | Michael Daly | November 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are only here to reap the rewards of the American safety net (such as it is) and thereby raise your taxes.
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Kanye demanded confirmation that they were indeed disabled thereby singling them out.
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It did not in any way affect prices or wages, which were rendered neither greater nor less thereby.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockWith time this land had mounted to great values and the holders had been made well-to-do thereby.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxIn the Method about to be given, the intellect is agreeably occupied, and thereby a Habit of Attention is promoted.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)In a paroxysm of rage and fear, he gave the final order, and the Well of Cawnpore thereby attained its ghastly immortality.
The Red Year | Louis TracyIt compels the Intellect to stay with the senses and thereby it abolishes mind-wandering.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
British Dictionary definitions for thereby
/ (ˌðɛəˈbaɪ, ˈðɛəˌbaɪ) /
by that means; because of that
archaic by or near that place; thereabouts
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