for this reason

ADVERB

therefore

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accordingly so then thus

STRONG

consequently hence thence

WEAK

and so ergo for forasmuch as in consequence in that event inasmuch as on account of on the grounds since therefrom thereupon to that end whence wherefore

ADVERB

thus

Synonyms

STRONGEST

so then therefore

STRONG

hence

WEAK

consequently ergo on that account thereupon

Example Sentences

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It is for this reason that the Women’s Health Initiative, the largest and most expensive study investigating hormone therapy in postmenopausal women, was conceived in 1991.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Four goals have been chalked off for a foul, but not for this reason.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

It’s for this reason that Latifi has concluded that on the internet, women just can’t win.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Precisely for this reason, “‘Master Harold’ … and the Boys” has lost none of its emotional validity, as the exquisite new production that opened at the Geffen Playhouse on Thursday reveals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

It was an elegant demonstration of how to organize applied science, and for this reason it would have been a surprise if it had not succeeded.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

for this reason

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