hitherto
adverb
hith·er·to
ˈhi-t͟hər-ˌtü 
ˌhi-t͟hər-ˈtü
: up to this or that time
reveals some hitherto unknown facts about her life
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at the talent show Kyle revealed his hitherto unknown gift for doing impressions
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There was alarm at the prospect of hundreds of thousands of soldiers returning to the U.S. with such degenerate experience under their belts, and presumably spreading these habits among hitherto innocent American wives.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
The concern globally had been that the hitherto unknown illness was perhaps a novel or mutated respiratory viral disease of some sort.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
There was alarm at the prospect of hundreds of thousands of soldiers returning to the U.S. with such degenerate experience under their belts, and presumably spreading these habits among hitherto innocent American wives.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
In the sciences, AI advocates promise that AI will aid in curing hitherto intractable diseases.
—Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Hitherto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hitherto. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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hitherto
adverb
hith·er·to
ˈhit͟h-ər-ˌtü
: up to this time
hitherto unknown facts
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