as in necessarily
because of necessity
if we refuse to tolerate bigotry, do we become, ipso facto, as intolerant as those whom we condemn?
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Recent Examples of ipso facto
This does not ipso facto lead to good governance for a business.
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Sharon Vosmek, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Once upon a time, being in a rock band meant, ipso facto, being in a cover band.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
This implies a gradual increase in cost over the long-term, which would ipso facto raise prices.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Any persistent disparity between racial or social groups is taken as ipso facto proof of invidious discrimination.
—Charles Kesler, National Review, 20 June 2024
Since the operation was not vetoed, Adams must, ipso facto, have acquiesced.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
Legal: The gift of the check was revoked ipso facto by the death of Grandmother, the donor.
—Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2022
Sharon Vosmek, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Once upon a time, being in a rock band meant, ipso facto, being in a cover band.
—Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
This implies a gradual increase in cost over the long-term, which would ipso facto raise prices.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Any persistent disparity between racial or social groups is taken as ipso facto proof of invidious discrimination.
—Charles Kesler, National Review, 20 June 2024
Since the operation was not vetoed, Adams must, ipso facto, have acquiesced.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
Legal: The gift of the check was revoked ipso facto by the death of Grandmother, the donor.
—Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ipso facto
Adverb
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That’s going to remain; nobody’s going to necessarily change the standards or how to do it.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But Tennessee Williams didn’t say anything about remembrance of things past necessarily rendering people into cardboard and circumstance into stereotype.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Anything that went awry in the area seemed to inevitably lead to suspicion that Phillips might be involved.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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These are the Browns, which means more excruciating losses are inevitably incoming.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Ipso facto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ipso%20facto. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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