as in therefore
for this or that reason
according to that line of reasoning, the eyewitness couldn't identify the aircraft, ergo it must have been from another planet
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Recent Examples of ergo
Longtime Toronto pundit Damien Cox this past week suggested that the remedy might have to be a Marner trade, with the Leafs getting back young, promising (ergo: cheap) talent in the form of, say, a top-six forward and top-four defenseman.
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Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2019
In the hubbub around this controversy, likely many doctors felt too embarrassed to grab the pharma handout—ergo my reborn popularity.
—Kent Sepkowitz, Slate Magazine, 17 Feb. 2017
The global television audience is (at least) sixteen hundred times as big; ergo, the halftime show is more music video than live concert.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2017
Isaacson helps us right away with The Big One: Jobs might have felt abandoned because he was put up for adoption, ergo, sentenced to a life of searching for approval.
—John C Abell, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2011
Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2019
In the hubbub around this controversy, likely many doctors felt too embarrassed to grab the pharma handout—ergo my reborn popularity.
—Kent Sepkowitz, Slate Magazine, 17 Feb. 2017
The global television audience is (at least) sixteen hundred times as big; ergo, the halftime show is more music video than live concert.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2017
Isaacson helps us right away with The Big One: Jobs might have felt abandoned because he was put up for adoption, ergo, sentenced to a life of searching for approval.
—John C Abell, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ergo
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On Tuesday, after the expiration of a 30-day U.S. deadline for Israel to take steps to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza, Washington said Israel was not blocking aid to Gaza and therefore not violating U.S. law.Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Taiwan and the United States should therefore remain focused on deterring—and, if necessary, defeating—a Chinese blockade or invasion.David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Storms have become so frequent that some insurers just assume a roof with standard shingles has sustained damage.Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Keep in mind traffic and road closures may change based on real-time conditions so consider using a traffic app.Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Nov. 2024
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Keli Cain, a spokesperson for the department, told The Associated Press that assessments are ongoing, but thus far, no significant damage has been found.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far, the FBI said.Luke Barr, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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And hence the jacking of a bond on him up from $10,000 to $250,000.Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Still, Nvidia stock is actually down 4.8% from its all-time closing high set Oct. 21, but Apple shares are down 6.7% over the same period, hence the flip in their market values.Derek Saul, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The form is so difficult to craft that only one of Padrón’s numerous rollers has been tasked with making it; consequently, supplies will likely be extremely limited and sporadic.Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2024
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Hurricane-force winds can disable power grids and, consequently, HVAC systems.Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Ergo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ergo. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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