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 researchers are therefore exploring magnetic materials that could produce similar effects with lasers more compatible with electronic systems.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
Pixentinel’s core proposition is therefore reducing the time between a streaming failure starting and an operations team understanding and deploying a fix for it.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of therefore

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The same precision, refinement and attention to detail that define its hyper sports cars is thus reimagined for an exquisite residential environment.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
However, the chapter continues to be recognized by its national organization, and thus was legally permitted to operate as a fraternity chapter unaffiliated with the university.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of thus

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But the Pilbara holds the world’s biggest reserves of iron ore—with 60% purity—the essential ingredient for making steel, and hence, for building much of our modern lives.

— Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
In 1983, at the age of 22, Nerio Alessandri combined his passion for innovation and technology and sport — hence the name of the company — to design and build his first piece of gym equipment in his garage in Cesena, Italy.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of hence

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Or rather, an emotional problem that was managed through food and, consequently, a sense of the violence directed at obese bodies and all that this entails in various spheres.

— Roberto Prieto, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Industry insiders consequently expect Persson to push toward taking H and M private before 2030.

— , CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

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