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 hijab, as one of the most visible markers of Muslim faith, could therefore be treated not simply as religious dress but as evidence that a Muslim woman was aligned with a foreign power.

— Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Drops that fell directly onto the target without sliding first (and therefore carried no charge) left the surface pristine after the same 3,000 impacts.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of therefore

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Only one person in this friend group is knowingly connected to a violent cult, so are we supposed to view him as a potential suspect?

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Business is so strong that management felt comfortable enough to provide a financial outlook further into the future than ever before.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of so

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The authors note that such items are extremely rare and hence very costly; such transactions would not usually be handled via public social media posts.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Since there wasn’t much existing research on brush teeth, Tangle Teezer had to do their own, testing across different hair types, length of bristles, row length and brush shape, hence the lengthy development time.

— Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of hence

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Dark and colored materials absorb more solar energy and consequently heat up.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Havekes’s redesign plays with perception of space through color—and consequently eliminates the often anonymous neutrality typical of many new buildings.

— Valentina Lonati, Architectural Digest, 22 Aug. 2026

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