Thereby
adverb
Because of that or as a result of that action.
He knocked over the red wine, thereby ruining the carpet.
Often appears as...
- engaging thereby
- thereby causing
adverb
Because of that or as a result of that action.
He knocked over the red wine, thereby ruining the carpet.
Often appears as...
- engaging thereby
- thereby causing
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Pro Tip 1/3Cause and Effect
Use 'thereby' to highlight a direct result caused by an action previously mentioned.
She trained daily, thereby increasing her chances to win.
Pro Tip 2/3Linking Actions
'Thereby' connects two parts of a sentence to show how one action leads to another.
He donated a large sum to the charity, thereby supporting their cause.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Tone
'Thereby' is often used in formal or academic contexts rather than in everyday speech.
The new law curbed emissions, thereby improving air quality.
Pro Tip 1/3Cause and Effect
Use 'thereby' to highlight a direct result caused by an action previously mentioned.
She trained daily, thereby increasing her chances to win.
Pro Tip 2/3Linking Actions
'Thereby' connects two parts of a sentence to show how one action leads to another.
He donated a large sum to the charity, thereby supporting their cause.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Tone
'Thereby' is often used in formal or academic contexts rather than in everyday speech.
The new law curbed emissions, thereby improving air quality.
Pro Tip 1/3Cause and Effect
Use 'thereby' to highlight a direct result caused by an action previously mentioned.
She trained daily, thereby increasing her chances to win.
Pro Tip 2/3Linking Actions
'Thereby' connects two parts of a sentence to show how one action leads to another.
He donated a large sum to the charity, thereby supporting their cause.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Tone
'Thereby' is often used in formal or academic contexts rather than in everyday speech.
The new law curbed emissions, thereby improving air quality.
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Beautiful Footage:...
thereby changes the hue or the color of the chameleons now chameleons have always been considered a master of camouflage and some of that is actually behavioral when chameleons are moving in the branches or moving along the ground they do a very characteristic back and forth motion and
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Why the universe seems...
Or worse, we seek revenge, in all probability thereby triggering the next phase in an escalating cycle of counter-revenge, which we see, of course, all over the world today. In short, when we're thinking like academics, we regard people as elaborate and complicated machines,
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What is bipolar...
These mood stabilizing medications work by decreasing abnormal activity in the brain, thereby strengthening the viable neural connections. Other frequently used medications include antipsychotics, which alter the effects of dopamine, and electroconvulsive therapy,
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Exoplanets 101 PIPE...
Gravitational microlensing, which observes the light of a star being dent by a planet's gravitational pull. And the most prolific form of finding exoplanets, transit. The method in which a planet passes between its star and Earth, thereby deeming its star's light.
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Understanding the rise...
get its own way. Whereas those cultures -- virtually the rest of the world, in fact, which have been in a far weaker position, vis-a-vis the West -- have been thereby forced to understand the West, because of the West's presence in those societies.
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Earth 101 PIPE National...
thereby having unique cascading effects on the planet. It hydrates the land helping create nutrient rich soil. It collects and pools to form oceans and freshwater systems. And it cycles upward to add moisture to Earth's protective atmosphere.
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How stress affects your...
Both of these activities decrease your stress and increase the size of the hippocampus, thereby improving your memory. So don't feel defeated by the pressures of daily life. Get in control of your stress before it takes control of you.
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Why we love, why we...
thereby conserving mating time and energy. And I think that attachment, the third brain system, evolved to enable you to tolerate this human being at least long enough to raise a child together as a team. So with that preamble,
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How we found the giant...
and its only hope for escape may be to attract the attention of a larger predator that will attack its attacker and thereby afford it an opportunity for escape. It's a scream for help, a last-ditch attempt for escape,
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How can education foster...
create jobs and thereby help lower the growing emigration from Africa in search of jobs however the benefits that Africa and the world can gain from a growing population will
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Beautiful Footage:...
thereby changes the hue or the color of the chameleons now chameleons have always been considered a master of camouflage and some of that is actually behavioral when chameleons are moving in the branches or moving along the ground they do a very characteristic back and forth motion and
Video examples
Why the universe seems...
Or worse, we seek revenge, in all probability thereby triggering the next phase in an escalating cycle of counter-revenge, which we see, of course, all over the world today. In short, when we're thinking like academics, we regard people as elaborate and complicated machines,
Video examples
What is bipolar...
These mood stabilizing medications work by decreasing abnormal activity in the brain, thereby strengthening the viable neural connections. Other frequently used medications include antipsychotics, which alter the effects of dopamine, and electroconvulsive therapy,
Video examples
Exoplanets 101 PIPE...
Gravitational microlensing, which observes the light of a star being dent by a planet's gravitational pull. And the most prolific form of finding exoplanets, transit. The method in which a planet passes between its star and Earth, thereby deeming its star's light.
Video examples
Understanding the rise...
get its own way. Whereas those cultures -- virtually the rest of the world, in fact, which have been in a far weaker position, vis-a-vis the West -- have been thereby forced to understand the West, because of the West's presence in those societies.
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Earth 101 PIPE National...
thereby having unique cascading effects on the planet. It hydrates the land helping create nutrient rich soil. It collects and pools to form oceans and freshwater systems. And it cycles upward to add moisture to Earth's protective atmosphere.
Video examples
How stress affects your...
Both of these activities decrease your stress and increase the size of the hippocampus, thereby improving your memory. So don't feel defeated by the pressures of daily life. Get in control of your stress before it takes control of you.
Video examples
Why we love, why we...
thereby conserving mating time and energy. And I think that attachment, the third brain system, evolved to enable you to tolerate this human being at least long enough to raise a child together as a team. So with that preamble,
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How we found the giant...
and its only hope for escape may be to attract the attention of a larger predator that will attack its attacker and thereby afford it an opportunity for escape. It's a scream for help, a last-ditch attempt for escape,
Video examples
How can education foster...
create jobs and thereby help lower the growing emigration from Africa in search of jobs however the benefits that Africa and the world can gain from a growing population will
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Yogi Adityanath
Indian Politician
The BJP has decided that politics is for values and ideals, and for this, an age limit has been decided. I think that for democracy and for political parties, this is a good indicator. It will be good if all the political parties adhere to this, thereby strengthening India's democracy.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian Musician
Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust; and music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Death is so important that God visited death upon his own son, thereby helping us learn right from wrong well enough that we may escape death forever and live eternally in God's grace.
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Sun Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.
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Harry Frankfurt
American Philosopher
It is impossible for someone to lie unless he thinks he knows the truth. A person who lies is thereby responding to the truth, and he is to that extent respectful of it.
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George Pierce Baker
American Educator
We do not kill the drama, we do not really limit its appeal by failing to encourage the best in it; but we do thereby foster the weakest and poorest elements.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves?
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Franz Grillparzer
Austrian Poet
Ideas are not thoughts; the thought respects the boundaries that the idea ignores thereby failing to realize itself.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Caesar was a man of great common sense and good taste, meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.
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Yogi Adityanath
Indian Politician
The BJP has decided that politics is for values and ideals, and for this, an age limit has been decided. I think that for democracy and for political parties, this is a good indicator. It will be good if all the political parties adhere to this, thereby strengthening India's democracy.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Austrian Musician
Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust; and music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Death is so important that God visited death upon his own son, thereby helping us learn right from wrong well enough that we may escape death forever and live eternally in God's grace.
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Sun Tzu
Chinese Philosopher
It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.
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Harry Frankfurt
American Philosopher
It is impossible for someone to lie unless he thinks he knows the truth. A person who lies is thereby responding to the truth, and he is to that extent respectful of it.
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George Pierce Baker
American Educator
We do not kill the drama, we do not really limit its appeal by failing to encourage the best in it; but we do thereby foster the weakest and poorest elements.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves?
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Franz Grillparzer
Austrian Poet
Ideas are not thoughts; the thought respects the boundaries that the idea ignores thereby failing to realize itself.
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George Bernard Shaw
Irish Playwright
Caesar was a man of great common sense and good taste, meaning thereby a man without originality or moral courage.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
American Philosopher
We are by nature observers, and thereby learners. That is our permanent state.
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