which is to say

phrase

: which means that
Her eyes are hazel, which is to say they are greenish brown.

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This is an audacious vegetarian version—which is to say, entirely untraditional and a little unhinged. Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Aug. 2026 Motivated, talented individuals (which is to say, founders) can go much further with far fewer resources than at any point in the history of software. Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Cromar told me that even people in his field—which is to say, the most sophisticated consumers of this sort of information—may be flummoxed by the range of AQI reports. Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 To the casual observer, which is to say virtually everyone, a guardrail is just a long wavy strip of steel, about a foot wide, set thirty inches or so off the ground, which keeps a car from going off the road. Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 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 16 Aug. 2026.

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