as in yet
up to this or that time
having been heretofore unwilling to fly, he was forced to make an exception for his brother's out-of-state wedding
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Recent Examples of heretofore
And, just like that, the audience gets to see a side of Ellie heretofore rarely revealed.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 31 Mar. 2025
And, just like that, the audience gets to see a side of Ellie heretofore rarely revealed.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 31 Mar. 2025
Sai is either working on some strategic level heretofore unseen in this or any other international edition of Survivor ever produced, or just blew her opportunity to seize control of this tribe.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
More Onus On Employers The Green Paper sets out guidelines for a consultation on Access to Work, which has heretofore been exclusively for employees.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 31 Mar. 2025
And, just like that, the audience gets to see a side of Ellie heretofore rarely revealed.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 31 Mar. 2025
Sai is either working on some strategic level heretofore unseen in this or any other international edition of Survivor ever produced, or just blew her opportunity to seize control of this tribe.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
More Onus On Employers The Green Paper sets out guidelines for a consultation on Access to Work, which has heretofore been exclusively for employees.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heretofore
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heretofore
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The new policy began to be implemented last March, so there isn't enough data yet to evaluate its effectiveness.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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And while that deal hasn’t been confirmed and announced yet, two others have been finalised according to the same outlet.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Heretofore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heretofore. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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