et cetera

[et set-er-uh, se-truh] / ɛt ˈsɛt ər ə, ˈsɛ trə /

ADJECTIVE

and so forth

Synonyms

WEAK

along with others and on and on and others and so forth and so on and the like and the rest blah-blah-blah whatever whatnot

Example Sentences

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He claimed, “We’ve done all the right steps of investigation, et cetera, in Saudi Arabia, and we’ve improved our system to be sure that nothing happened like that. And it’s painful, and it’s a huge mistake. And we are doing our best that this doesn’t happen again.”

From Salon

“She screamed at all these people that made her do it, bad people like Schiff, et cetera, et cetera. So what happened is, she went nuts and just to conclude, and they said, ‘Let’s do it anyway.’”

From Salon

"Our serious crime directorate has been involved in these operations, which they wouldn't normally be. They would normally be involved in firearms offences, drug importation, et cetera."

From BBC

These associations are used to disbarring people who, say, defrauded their clients or were utterly incompetent in court over and over again, et cetera.

From Slate

“It causes all the illnesses that measles itself causes, encephalitis and blindness, et cetera.”

From Salon