: and so forth

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But not speaking up can still be risky in an era of widespread worry about climate change, AI, war, and so on. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Also, there’s way too much involvement of the tech companies in in core academic processes like setting curriculum and so on. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 Healthcare organizations already have the systems (electronic health records; admission, discharge and transfer feeds; and so on), but the data is sitting in reports and dashboards instead of driving real-time decisions. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Alphabet has your emails, Google your searches, YouTube history, Google Workspace projects, and so on. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for and so on

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First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of and so on was in 1587

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“And so on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20so%20on. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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