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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Chhetri and his colleagues are therefore continuously analysing water samples collected after the membrane treatment.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
Mitchell Leff / Getty Images Hurts’ anticipation and timing are therefore more of a must-have than usual — especially on throws over the middle.

— Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of therefore

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Not since early Vanderpump Rules have we been so blessed by morally bankrupt individuals being so willing to televise their cheating (key word being willing).

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Indeed, scientists believe that, regardless of whether 2026 breaks the record for hottest year ever, 2027 almost certainly will do so because of the El Niño conditions.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of so

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Asian families are used to dealing with ministries through their businesses, and thus see few qualms in doing so again through their charities.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
Rothfeld is right that Cusk’s project of dismantling personhood can leave us with a void that is actually personhood radicalized, and thus anything but insightful or liberating.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of thus

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The food South African chef Celeste Kotze was at Mala Mala game reserve in South Africa, hence the range of southern African favourites – butternut salads, milk tarts, Bailey’s ice-cream – alongside multinational treats.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Jayhawkers were considered thieves, marauders & guerrillas (hence why yours were in jail) know for atrocities such as the Sacking of Osceola.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of hence

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Ukraine's recent attacks on Russian oil refineries have taken many diesel refineries offline; consequently, Russia has curtailed its own diesel exports, and has even started importing fuel from countries like India, Kazakhstan and Belarus.

— Willa Rubin, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Since then, South Florida has become one of the hottest property markets in the country, and consequently, Middleman has just listed the five-bedroom, nine-bathroom estate for a whopping $60 million.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026

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