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
Longtime Toronto pundit Damien Cox this past week suggested that the remedy might have to be a Marner trade, with the Leafs getting back young, promising (ergo: cheap) talent in the form of, say, a top-six forward and top-four defenseman.
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Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2019
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
Isaacson helps us right away with The Big One: Jobs might have felt abandoned because he was put up for adoption, ergo, sentenced to a life of searching for approval.
—John C Abell, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2011
Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2019
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
Isaacson helps us right away with The Big One: Jobs might have felt abandoned because he was put up for adoption, ergo, sentenced to a life of searching for approval.
—John C Abell, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ergo
Adverb
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The universal vaccine can therefore curb outbreaks and even prevent future pandemics.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
10 June 2026
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The team's data therefore fits as a missing piece of the puzzle of little red dots, slotting in nicely with our understanding of the evolution of the universe.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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The trick is to do it gradually, so your body has time to recalibrate.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Sarbananda Sonowal, India’s minister of ports, shipping and waterways, said the three seafarers on the Settebello had been confirmed dead, with two bodies recovered so far.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
Adverb
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Norway — in contrast — is competing in its first World Cup since 1998, and thus is in the back-half of the FIFA rankings among the 48 qualified teams.—
Ethan Douglas,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Saturday's loss to the New York Liberty was a microcosm of Clark's play thus far.—
Ian Miller,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
Adverb
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Two other CMEs are also incoming, hence the uncertainty in the forecasts.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The head can be pink or orange, hence their name.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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Kirby said in a March interview with Bloomberg TV that ticket prices could consequently surge 15-20%.—
Teresa Mull,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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Given that water managers don’t expect water supplies — or, consequently, the fish that rely on them — to last in those locations, officials have taken special administrative action to remove limits for anglers.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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“Ergo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ergo. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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