as in necessarily
because of necessity
if we refuse to tolerate bigotry, do we become, ipso facto, as intolerant as those whom we condemn?
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Recent Examples of ipso facto
This implies a gradual increase in cost over the long-term, which would ipso facto raise prices.
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Michael Lynch, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Presto, ipso facto, one hand washes the other.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
This implies a gradual increase in cost over the long-term, which would ipso facto raise prices.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Any persistent disparity between racial or social groups is taken as ipso facto proof of invidious discrimination.
—Charles Kesler, National Review, 20 June 2024
Since the operation was not vetoed, Adams must, ipso facto, have acquiesced.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
Legal: The gift of the check was revoked ipso facto by the death of Grandmother, the donor.
—Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2022
And the principle remains that representing a malefactor isn’t, ipso facto, an act of malefaction.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2022
Insufficient representation of specific racial groups in a freshman class, a company’s diversity report or the composition of its board for Securities and Exchange Commission disclosures, can all ipso facto reveal the absence of diversity.
—WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022
Michael Lynch, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Presto, ipso facto, one hand washes the other.
—Guy Martin, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
This implies a gradual increase in cost over the long-term, which would ipso facto raise prices.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Any persistent disparity between racial or social groups is taken as ipso facto proof of invidious discrimination.
—Charles Kesler, National Review, 20 June 2024
Since the operation was not vetoed, Adams must, ipso facto, have acquiesced.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
Legal: The gift of the check was revoked ipso facto by the death of Grandmother, the donor.
—Dallas News, 11 Dec. 2022
And the principle remains that representing a malefactor isn’t, ipso facto, an act of malefaction.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2022
Insufficient representation of specific racial groups in a freshman class, a company’s diversity report or the composition of its board for Securities and Exchange Commission disclosures, can all ipso facto reveal the absence of diversity.
—WSJ, 3 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ipso facto
Adverb
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The one-goal win over the Saudi did provide the result, if not necessarily the style points.—
Paul Tenorio,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Yet ordinary Ugandans aren’t seeing those consumption taxes necessarily translate into public services like education and health.—
Christine Ro,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Adverb
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In addition, any merger involving two European oil titans would inevitably attract immediate examination from regulators in the U.K., EU, and U.S., particularly concerning dominance in upstream production, LNG, and fuel retailing.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Hargitay is careful to let everyone have their own say, or keep silent, but these discussions, seemingly had for the first time, are inevitably dramatic and often very moving.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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“Ipso facto.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ipso%20facto. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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