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thereby
[ thair-bahy, thair-bahy ]
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.
thereby
/ ˌðɛəˈbaɪ; ˈðɛəˌbaɪ /
adverb
- by that means; because of that
- archaic.by or near that place; thereabouts
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She thereby declared herself less interested in making money than in making a difference.
They are only here to reap the rewards of the American safety net (such as it is) and thereby raise your taxes.
The broader goal was to oust Saddam in order to build a beautiful democracy in the Middle East and thereby transform the region.
Kanye demanded confirmation that they were indeed disabled thereby singling them out.
This strain of enterovirus seems unusually provocative in irritating lower airways, thereby causing airway narrowing.
It did not in any way affect prices or wages, which were rendered neither greater nor less thereby.
With time this land had mounted to great values and the holders had been made well-to-do thereby.
In the Method about to be given, the intellect is agreeably occupied, and thereby a Habit of Attention is promoted.
In a paroxysm of rage and fear, he gave the final order, and the Well of Cawnpore thereby attained its ghastly immortality.
It compels the Intellect to stay with the senses and thereby it abolishes mind-wandering.
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