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that is

ADVERB
id est
Synonyms
WEAK
as it were i.e.
ADVERB
namely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
especially i.e. particularly specially specifically
STRONG
videlicet viz.
WEAK
by way of explanation expressly id est in other words in plain English scilicet strictly speaking to wit
Antonyms
STRONGEST
broadly commonly generally usually
ADVERB
scilicet
Synonyms
WEAK
by way of explanation especially expressly i.e. id est in other words in plain English particularly specially specifically strictly speaking to wit videlicet viz.
ADVERB
videlicet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
namely
STRONG
viz.
WEAK
by way of explanation especially expressly i.e. id est in other words in plain English particularly scilicet specially specifically strictly speaking to wit

Example Sentences

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The answer to that is rooted in how the championships have developed.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

One way to do that is by hosting exciting content—that’s not cheap.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

“For the listener, who listens in the snow, / And, nothing himself, beholds / Nothing that is not there and the nothing that is.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Uranium is the only baseload-energy source on earth that is completely insulated from maritime chokepoints.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

“Thankfully, that is true, Mamá. Please tell him I am just trying to help people.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar