in other words

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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The document, in other words, is not just a concession of defeat by Hamas, but a full and complete surrender that few in the Middle East believe the group will ultimately accept.

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The return of inflation is likely fueling the shift too, eroding the value of deposits in real terms—in other words, the cost of goods is outpacing interest earned.

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It’s the perfect setting, in other words, for a novel by Mr. Banville, who is a master of shadow and suggestion and whose protagonists are often elusive, wavering and easily corrupted.

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And only “trade” it occasionally to rebalance — in other words, to keep the same percentage.

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That’s especially because the staffing shortage could involve Transportation Security Administration workers — in other words, the folks who see you through those security checkpoints at airports.

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Related Words

• especially 
• i.e. 
• particularly 
• specially 
• specifically