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in other words
Idioms and Phrases
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]Example Sentences
Whether the decision can be taken by a single minister depends on whether it is considered "controversial" and/or cross-cutting, in other words whether it falls under the purview of multiple departments.
And it turns out that a lot of what they learned has to do with exerting control over the situation — or, in other words, empowering ourselves.
All it seemed like Trump and Vance wanted to do was "make a deal", in other words turn a profit from this conflict.
And the Democrats’ vision of the future once again became negative — in other words, all about what it wasn’t, rather than what it was or what it might be.
She called for a discussion on "our fiscal rules and approach to taxation" – in other words, a debate on tax and borrowing.
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