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in other words

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  1. Putting it differently, usually more simply or explicitly. For example, The weather was terrible, the plane took off several hours after the scheduled time, and then fog prevented their landing—in other words, they never got to the wedding at all. [Mid-1800s]

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These gaps, in other words, reflect broader differences in access to wealth-building tools rather than differences in effort or ambition.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

He is a mirror, in other words, for Willy.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The king becomes a man, in other words, and the epic, in that instant, becomes ours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Ignorance, in other words, would not count as a defence.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Or, in other words, the farther a galaxy is, the faster it is moving away!

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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