which is to say

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: which means that
Her eyes are hazel, which is to say they are greenish brown.

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All of which is to say, ignore the polls and don’t let your hopes get too high, or your mood too low. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 But in any case, the symbols are neumes, which is to say attempts to represent something of the shape of the music, and are part of a system that would lead in time to the graphic staff notations that musicians use today. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 All of which is to say, some of the ’90s slang collected by the students at UCLA may very well have been uttered by Marymount students. — Jonathan Van Meter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026 It can be policed only as much as it can be predicted, which is to say barely at all. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for which is to say

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