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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For example, while not wanting to write a historical novel or write a novel in an old-world-y register, Vicente was keen to avoid anachronisms and therefore attempted not to include a single word or phrase that was not being used in Spanish two centuries ago.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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Foreign governments routinely charged all manner of tariffs on American goods, therefore benefiting whatever government or regime was in power there.—
Jay Reddick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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And so, not far from Tau Ceti, an enormous alien spacecraft looms into view.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Rushing through your plans is a recipe for disaster, so avoid attempting to multitask.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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The hitch is the beach, which is used primarily by local fishermen and thus can be pungent.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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Biafra was also forced to turn over the rights to most of Dead Kennedys’ back catalogue, thus allowing the remaining members to reissue their past albums, including their debut, Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, in 2022.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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An easy-to-grow annual, moonflowers are vining plants that produce flowers that only open at night, hence their name.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
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Although Nylabone has branched out over the years, its original toys were made from a tough nylon material and shaped like bones, hence the name.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Local lawmakers, consequently, will be less equipped to address the impact on schools, public safety infrastructure, and traffic implications.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2026
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Federal Reserve officials consequently have taken a cautious approach to policymaking following a series of interest rate reductions.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Ergo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ergo. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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