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 latest compensation payments therefore represent less a resolution of the mystery than an acknowledgment of its human impact.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
Éric Rohmer’s name is therefore none other than a pseudonym forged on two pseudonyms.

— André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of therefore

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The problem is that this group is mostly comprised of uncultured idiots, so Shai and Georgia are the only people who know what Rocky Horror is.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Part of what makes AI so useful in health and medicine is that the technology excels at identifying trends in large swaths of data, said Jason Droege, CEO of Scale AI, which worked with Mayo Clinic to develop Record Time.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of so

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Because the ink fills the contours of the skin, the resulting electrode has very high skin connectivity, and hence better signal recording.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
The only way to reliably kill the parasite is to cook your food thoroughly—hence my feast of wilted, warm greens.

— Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026

Definition of hence

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This year illustrated as much as any since 2022 the level of anticipation of the fans and, consequently, pressure on the team to make this all-in season work.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 16 July 2026
The story follows two genetically identical women who switch identities and consequently expose a hierarchical world based on genetic selection, exploitation and obedience.

— Roberto Prieto, Variety, 7 July 2026

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