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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Recent Examples of hitherto
In April, Tunisia’s president agreed to bilateral visits with his Iranian equivalent, shifting a hitherto largely military relationship toward an economic one in which Tunisia will become a gateway for new Iranian exports to sub-Saharan Africa.
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Jamsheed K. Choksy, Foreign Affairs, 20 July 2023
Eventually, Lydia Harris was forced to file suit against Knight, revealing the actual origin story of Death Row Records’ and the hitherto unknown players involved.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Such gene editing might remove undesirable traits or adapt humans to conditions hitherto unachievable by natural means, such as being able to breathe underwater or survive unaided in other extreme conditions, Gee writes.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Rather than wait for the cavalry to arrive in the unlikely form of a bunch of hitherto untapped categories, the sales guys instead chopped the commercial running times in half, thereby making their inventory a great deal more affordable.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Jamsheed K. Choksy, Foreign Affairs, 20 July 2023
Eventually, Lydia Harris was forced to file suit against Knight, revealing the actual origin story of Death Row Records’ and the hitherto unknown players involved.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Such gene editing might remove undesirable traits or adapt humans to conditions hitherto unachievable by natural means, such as being able to breathe underwater or survive unaided in other extreme conditions, Gee writes.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Rather than wait for the cavalry to arrive in the unlikely form of a bunch of hitherto untapped categories, the sales guys instead chopped the commercial running times in half, thereby making their inventory a great deal more affordable.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hitherto
Adverb
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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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Many of those receiving care live in remote villages, heretofore without access to such diagnostics and treatment.—
Robert C. Wolcott,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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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
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“Hitherto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitherto. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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