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
Adverb
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The relationship between the NCAA and members is therefore voluntary and contractual.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 June 2025
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This initiative, therefore, is a potential game-changer in the reparations movement, and it was welcomed by Tulsa Massacre descendant Seth Bryant, whose great-grandfather was the founder and owner of the Tulsa Star.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
3 June 2025
Adverb
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Republicans only care about pleasing their master, so their Big Beautiful Bill cancels green energy development credits even though green energy projects already have brought jobs to their districts.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2025
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However, that hasn’t happened with the current boom because, as of yet, there's been little financial pressure for people to sell their home — and therefore to cut the asking price to do so.—
Ingo Winzer,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Adverb
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Cole is three months removed from Tommy John surgery on his elbow thus the storyline with him and Rafael Devers is on hold until next season.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Nicky, too, covers her tracks by using dirty tricks to dig up dark secrets from Guidry's past, thus compromising the detective's investigation.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
Adverb
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His father was fortunate enough to buy a top vineyard spot before Willamette became such a hotspot for big wine companies, hence driving up prices.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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No nation or region will remain dominant forever; the historical past deeply informs the present, but the story can be retold and, hence, reshaped.—
Time,
Time,
27 May 2025
Adverb
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The researchers aim to develop a commercially available supplement that will increase SCFA levels and, consequently, enhance heart health.—
Paul McClure
June 01,
New Atlas,
1 June 2025
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All of these nutrients help support gut health and consequently, the immune system, which in turn helps prevent disease.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
22 May 2025
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“Ergo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ergo. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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