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 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 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

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Indeed, in the high temperatures of the solar corona it had been thought that dust could not survive for very long and would therefore have no impact.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026
The Vatican said the consecrations, carried out without the pope’s approval and therefore in conflict with Catholic law, constituted a schismatic act that severed the society’s communion with Rome.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026

Definition of therefore

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Valentine also testified that the FDA encourages infant formula companies to send in all adverse event reports and that nothing prevented Mead Johnson from doing so.

— David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
The World Cup brings fans from around the world together and on game day, so does public transportation.

— Kenny Choi, CBS News, 2 July 2026

Definition of so

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The greater the mass, the more extreme the warping and thus the greater the force of gravity.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 July 2026
On Monday, The Athletic reported that Henderson will require surgery for his wrist and is thus expected to play no further part in the tournament.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Definition of thus

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For one thing, beetle colonies span all life stages and hence require complex containment; superworm cleaning only requires the larval stage, which lasts 10–12 weeks compared to just five to seven weeks for the beetles.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
Amazon Leo is the company's broadband megaconstellation in low Earth orbit (hence the name), which will eventually consist of about 3,200 satellites.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 1 July 2026

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