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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The victim of the attack was also a private citizen walking around in Manhattan and therefore clearly a non-combatant target.Max Abrahms and Joseph Mroszczyk, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Lastly, businesses should aim to reduce their threat surface as much as possible by regularly cleaning and organizing data to minimize their sensitive data footprint and therefore reduce the risk of inadvertent exposure.Rich Vibert, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper did so in 2008 when opposition parties sought to form a coalition government.Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
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Gaming Accessibility Solutions As the gaming industry grows, so does the demand for inclusivity.Abdo Riani, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Those two will play in the Sugar Bowl on Wednesday at 8:45 p.m. In five playoff games thus far, the higher seed has won by double digits each time.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025
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These parts of intestine that are bypassed are precisely where iron and calcium are absorbed, thus leading to deficiencies in those nutrients that would need to be treated.Omer Awan, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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This needs to triple by 2050 to meet growing demand – hence the Department of Energy's plan for 200 GW of new nuclear capacity.Anna Broughel, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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That initial burst of fruits mellows into this gorgeous, creamy heart that keeps you coming back for more, hence the reapplications.Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 27 Dec. 2024
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By becoming more of a threat from downtown, defenders are consequently forced to apply more pressure on Ivey at the 3-point line.Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Public health officials can detect the presence of pathogens shed by all individuals through wastewater testing, including those who are asymptomatic and consequently not seeking treatment.Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Ergo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ergo. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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