thereupon
Americanadverb
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immediately following that.
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in consequence of that.
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upon that or it.
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with reference to that.
adverb
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immediately after that; at that point
thereupon, the whole class applauded
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formal upon that thing, point, subject, etc
Etymology
Origin of thereupon
First recorded in 1125–75, thereupon is from Middle English ther uppon. See there, upon
Example Sentences
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Holder will thereupon forfeit all rights to the AAirpass, without refund, and will return the AAirpass card and this Agreement shall terminate.
From The Guardian • Sep. 20, 2019
Russian jets flew their first sorties over Syria on September 30, 2015, and the direction of the war thereupon reversed.
From Salon • Jul. 13, 2018
Angela thereupon dropped all thought of going to university.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 5, 2017
Zola was thereupon convicted of libel in a trial whose judge ruled nearly all the relevant evidence inadmissible and was forced to go into exile in England.
From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2010
Bologne, the first mixed-race colonel in the French Army, was thereupon abandoned by all his previous patrons and friends, and died in impoverished obscurity.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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