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above all, add to this, and also, besides, even more, furthermore, I repeat, in any event, indeed, in fact, in other words, likewise, moreover, that is, too, And, in addition to, furthermore, moreover, besides, than, too, also, both-and, Add or another, equally important, first, second, etc., again, further, Develop last, finally, not only-but also, as well as, in the second place, next, likewise, similarly, in fact, as a result, consequently, in the same way, for example, for instance, however, thus, therefore, otherwise. as previously stated, indeed, in fact, surely, certainly; Above Add Emphasis all, indeed, truly, of course, certainly, surely, in fact, really, in truth, again, besides, also, furthermore, in addition. at the same time, by the same token, in like manner, in the Compare same way, likewise, similarly but, conversely, however, in another sense, in contrast with this, instead, inversely, nevertheless, nonetheless, Contrast notwithstanding, on the contrary, on the one hand, on the other hand, rather, still, though, to be sure, turning now to another matter, whereas, yet accepting that; albeit; although; despite; to be sure; granted; Make a of course, it is true; whereas; Although, at any rate, at least, Concession still, thought, even though, granted that, while it may be true, in spite of, of course. Make accordingly, after all, as has been said, as matters stand, at Conclusions all events, at any rate, even so, finally, for these reasons, in a word, in brief, in conclusion, indeed, in general, in other words, in retrospect, in short, in summary, nevertheless, on the whole, or briefly, such being the case, that being so, to conclude, to recapitulate, to repeat, to summarize, to sum up, we now see ; Therefore, finally, consequently, thus, in short,

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in conclusion, in brief, as a result, accordingly. a case in point, all things considered, as an illustration, as you see, for example, for instance, in connection with, in fact, in other words, in particular, in this way, just as, that is, namely, specifically, to illustrate, thus, thus it follows, Thus, for example, for instance, namely, to illustrate, in other words, in particular, specifically, such as. as has already been suggested, hitherto, if what I have said is correct, in essence, in other words, so far, up to this point accordingly, as a result, consequently, hence, in short, otherwise, so, then, therefore, thus, truly. almost, nearly, probably, perhaps, although, frequently After, afterward, before, then, once, next, last, at last, at length, first, second, etc., at first, formerly, rarely, usually, another, finally, soon, meanwhile, at the same time, for a minute, hour, day, etc., during the morning, day, week, etc., most important, later, ordinarily, to begin with, afterwards, generally, in order to, subsequently, previously, in the meantime, immediately, eventually, concurrently, simultaneously. At the left, at the right, in the center, on the side, along the edge, on top, below, beneath, under, around, above, over, straight ahead, at the top, at the bottom, surrounding, opposite, at the rear, at the front, in front of, beside, behind, next to, nearby, in the distance, beyond, in the forefront, in the foreground, within sight, out of sight, across, under, nearer, adjacent, in the background. Specifically, especially, in particular, to explain, to list, to enumerate, in detail, namely, including.

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So that, with the result that, thus, consequently, hence, Consequence accordingly, for this reason, therefore, so, because, since, Or Result due to, as a result, in other words, then. For this purpose, to this end, with this in mind, with this Suggestion purpose in mind, therefore.