hitherto
adverb
, ˌhi-t͟hər-ˈtü\
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henceforth, henceforward, hereafter, thenceforth, thenceforward (also thenceforwards), thereafter
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The actor persuades you to drop your guard and let the man’s unique, if nonetheless a bit bizarre, means of communication take you by the hand and lead you to hitherto unexpected emotional and attitudinal places. — Todd Mccarthy, The Hollywood Reporter, "'A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood': Film Review | TIFF 2019," 8 Sep. 2019 Tacón, however, might think differently as this weekend is the start of a whole new chapter in their hitherto very short history. — SI.com, "Spain Prepares for First Ever Women's Clásico as Barcelona Host 'Real Madrid'," 6 Sep. 2019 In some instances, powerful lobbies with commercial interests, in association with the state machinery, have attempted to ravage entire landforms hitherto treated as gods by locals. — K A Shaji, Quartz India, "Tribals in India’s Kerala are protesting against a Hindu name given to a captured elephant," 30 Aug. 2019 Many believe that the headlines and pictures showing the arrest of several hitherto shadowy Nigerian cybercriminals will significantly worsen the situation. — David Hundeyin, CNN, "Opinion: FBI fraud busts dent Nigeria's global reputation," 29 Aug. 2019 And while Johnson has hitherto been happy to tear up the norms of British political life, this is a tradition that will suit him very well. — Matt Wells, CNN, "Boris Johnson just took a huge step to ensure Brexit happens on October 31," 28 Aug. 2019 In some instances, powerful lobbies with commercial interests, in association with the state machinery, have attempted to ravage entire landforms hitherto treated as gods by locals. — K A Shaji, Quartz India, "In a tribal corner of India, two worlds are clashing over an elephant—and his name," 28 Aug. 2019 For a while Hongyadong—a jolly enough place but hitherto on few people’s bucket lists—became the biggest attraction in China after the Forbidden City, says Mafengwo, a travel website. — The Economist, "For some in China, the aim of travel is to create 15-second videos," 15 Aug. 2019 At a stroke, anyone advocating actually leaving the European Union—hitherto known as a Leave voter—was an intransigent kook from the reactionary fringe. — Lionel Shriver, Harper's magazine, "No Exit," 10 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hitherto.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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