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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This year has seen the rise of what many companies call agentic commerce, which is to say consumers leaning on AI to take care of product discovery, or even transactions, for them.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Dec. 2025
All of which is to say that cultivating a healthy, creative digital life can easily become an absorbing pursuit unto itself.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Ella McCay is gas-leak cinema at its finest, which is to say that there is a naïve purity to its unhinged qualities that is almost charming.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
All of which is to say the Pats' short-yardage issues stemmed from play-calling and execution, though most were a consequence of poor blocking.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Dec. 2025
All of which is to say that cultivating a healthy, creative digital life can easily become an absorbing pursuit unto itself.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
Ella McCay is gas-leak cinema at its finest, which is to say that there is a naïve purity to its unhinged qualities that is almost charming.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
All of which is to say the Pats' short-yardage issues stemmed from play-calling and execution, though most were a consequence of poor blocking.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for which is to say
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“Which is to say.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/which%20is%20to%20say. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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