as in namely
that is to say
if we keep spending money like it's water, we're sure to end up in the same place as it often does, to wit, down the drain
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Recent Examples of to wit
Would the other 49 states nuke California to prevent her from leaving the Union?
Which brings up the economic ramifications of California leaving the Union, a negative prospect for the rest of the nation to wit catastrophic and cataclysmic.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Such high housing costs spawn other socioeconomic issues, the researchers continued, to wit:
California has the nation’s second lowest rate of home ownership, behind New York, and home ownership is particularly scant among young adults, and Blacks and Latinos of any age.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 9 Dec. 2024
However, three election cycles is just a blink of an eye in the grand scheme of American history, so this could just be a blip borne of this specific political moment (to wit: three of the five uber-unpopular nominees were/are Trump).
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2024
None of that should be surprising, even with Coachella’s increasing emphasis on pop, hip-hop, dance, and various flavors of world music (to wit: 2023 headliners Blackpink, Bad Bunny, and Frank Ocean).
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 Apr. 2023
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
Such high housing costs spawn other socioeconomic issues, the researchers continued, to wit:
California has the nation’s second lowest rate of home ownership, behind New York, and home ownership is particularly scant among young adults, and Blacks and Latinos of any age.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 9 Dec. 2024
However, three election cycles is just a blink of an eye in the grand scheme of American history, so this could just be a blip borne of this specific political moment (to wit: three of the five uber-unpopular nominees were/are Trump).
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2024
None of that should be surprising, even with Coachella’s increasing emphasis on pop, hip-hop, dance, and various flavors of world music (to wit: 2023 headliners Blackpink, Bad Bunny, and Frank Ocean).
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for to wit
namely
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Set about five minutes in the future, Anima revolves around the possibilities of virtual reality and is, at its essence, a story of more age-old concerns — namely, the parent-child bond and the transcendent power of music.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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Gut microbiome balance While around 90% of calories from food are absorbed in the small intestine, some of the remainder (namely, those endemic to the hard-to-digest stuff that survives unscathed, like fiber) are further absorbed by gut bacteria in the colon.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
11 Mar. 2026
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