Thesaurus results for ERGO

ergo

adverb

ˈer-(ˌ)gō

Definition of ergo

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 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

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The Vanquish Prime acquisition is therefore intended to strengthen the detection and tracking component of the wider defensive network rather than function as a standalone solution.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Congress should therefore make scientific recovery an economic priority.

— Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of therefore

Adverb

Its sweet, soft, umami-rich profile can shift the taste of a recipe, so Czerwony suggests using about half the usual amount of garlic and adjusting from there.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
But when the lines between sincerity and cynicism are so blurred, does intention even matter?

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of so

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Just a few decades ago, these countries had much smaller elderly populations compared to Europe and thus had lower old-age dependency ratios.

— Daron Acemoglu, Time, 7 Nov. 2026
No one around here thought that Woody had made a bad hire with Glenn, and thus made another mistake in a long line of them since Tannenbaum and Ryan had the Jets one win away from their first Super Bowl since Namath.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of thus

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Ecco was founded in 1963 with an eye toward vertical integration, hence the ownership of factories across Europe.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026
This time around, Drunk Uncle hailed the Brewers’ first World Series victory in the nearly 60-year history of the team as a win attributed to the power of suds in a town that is synonymous with beer — hence the team’s name.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of hence

Adverb

And consequently, who is better able to hold up a mirror to a zeitgeist in which the politics of identity and grand narratives of public life have invaded the most private spaces?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Social-media sentiment consequently shifts, and suddenly Carla’s high placement on Zephyr’s trending topics is not such a bad thing.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

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