in other words

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—used to introduce a statement that repeats what has been said in a different and usually a simpler or more exact way

"She said the movie was a bit predictable." "In other words, she didn't like it."

Examples of in other words in a Sentence

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But there's also the additional problem that the president is using his office and the resources of his office in other words our money, federal tax dollars to help promote that business. —Maria Gavrilovic, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025

The world must, in other words, fashion a new trading regime that forces each member to resolve its external imbalances at home, as the economist John Maynard Keynes proposed at Bretton Woods in 1944. —Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2025

Advertisement The timeline, in other words, is still fluid. —Nik Popli, Time, 10 Nov. 2025

Until there's more housing available, in other words – for renters, young buyers, seniors, and everyone in between – the crisis won't let up. —Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for in other words

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