as in yet
up to this or that time
at the talent show Kyle revealed his hitherto unknown gift for doing impressions
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Shannon's achievement was to understand how the hitherto fuzzy concept of information could be quantified, creating a discipline that expanded the view of communication and data storage.
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Steven Levy, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2020
Every fiscal year, boards should keep adding one new metric to their hitherto key metrics to stay on top of fast-changing technological trends.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Leaders begin to consider the hitherto unthinkable—catastrophic outages that could bring their organizations to their knees.
—Venky Yerrapotu, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Later something happens to Luke in the same place, miraculously granting sight to the hitherto blind teen.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 July 2024
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Steven Levy, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2020
Every fiscal year, boards should keep adding one new metric to their hitherto key metrics to stay on top of fast-changing technological trends.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Leaders begin to consider the hitherto unthinkable—catastrophic outages that could bring their organizations to their knees.
—Venky Yerrapotu, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
Later something happens to Luke in the same place, miraculously granting sight to the hitherto blind teen.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 11 July 2024
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“Hitherto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitherto. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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