which is to say
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: which means that
Her eyes are hazel, which is to say they are greenish brown.
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All of which is to say the one-take can get a little one-note.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
For example, in-game spots featuring WNBA players are 103% more effective than similar ads without any familiar faces, which is to say that viewers who watch the commercials starring pro hoopers are twice as likely to engage in the online clicks that lead to real-world buys.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Soderbergh and Koepp, for their part, express their own fervent belief: in the seductive glamour of espionage and the magnetism of Blanchett’s and Fassbender’s interlocking gazes—which is to say, in the enveloping artifice and power of movies.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Too often, which is to say nearly every week, the pass rush came down to Trey Hendrickson or bust.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
For example, in-game spots featuring WNBA players are 103% more effective than similar ads without any familiar faces, which is to say that viewers who watch the commercials starring pro hoopers are twice as likely to engage in the online clicks that lead to real-world buys.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Soderbergh and Koepp, for their part, express their own fervent belief: in the seductive glamour of espionage and the magnetism of Blanchett’s and Fassbender’s interlocking gazes—which is to say, in the enveloping artifice and power of movies.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Too often, which is to say nearly every week, the pass rush came down to Trey Hendrickson or bust.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for which is to say
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“Which is to say.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/which%20is%20to%20say. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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