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id est adv.
namely adv.
scilicet adv.
videlicet adv.

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

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that is

Not entirely, that is, which is part of the woozy enjoyment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

In the letter, they said they were distressed by the "trauma that is being visited on the residents of the Garvaghy Road after 28 years of calm".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

In return, it is alleged that Ethiopia has helped funnel arms to the UAE's allies in Sudan, though that is denied by both countries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

In a deeply reported article, Claudia Assis outlined the mechanics of the global refining market to explain why diesel prices remain stubbornly high and how that is affecting businesses.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

I ask myself how I’d feel if it was Mimi standing in front of me, scared and alone – and that is what pushes me to save them.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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