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Definition of resultantnext
as in consequent
coming as a result frequent trips to the ice cream parlor and the resultant weight gain were starting to affect my tennis game

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noun

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Recent Examples of resultant
Adjective
The resultant pollution from the Canadian blazes spread across Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio and even reached as far as Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Mississippi, according to the report. Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025 The resultant imagery is all eerily fascistic: the British army takes to the streets of London, and the press are rounded up to be taken to a non-specified location. Jack King, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
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This is because, as the authors of the study note, people holding grudges tend to feel a sense of righteousness surrounding their hurt, as well as with their experience of the resultant grudge itself. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Both aircraft were destroyed in the resultant crash with fire causing the death of four crew members on both planes. Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for resultant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resultant
Adjective
  • The recovery has been further sidelined by Israel and the United States’ launching their February war on Iran and the consequent global shock to oil markets and spiking prices for mortgages and other types of borrowing.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 23 June 2026
  • The Iran war and the consequent global surge in energy prices is having a ripple effect on the war in Ukraine.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
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  • Nine strokes later, including three shots into the water across the green and three penalty strokes as a result, Poston finally sunk an eight-inch putt to move on with a 12.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
  • Better results at the plate have given the Phillies some latitude to make mistakes on defense.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The report found some shelter programs cost significantly more to operate than others, but due to incomplete and inconsistent data, auditors were unable to determine whether higher spending translated into better outcomes.
    Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • The findings have since been replicated across multiple follow-up analyses and extended to include women, cognitive outcomes and blood pressure.
    Allison Palmer Updated June 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
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  • Her approach is shaped by years spent in active production environments, where decisions often carry consequences, and projects demand a balance between creative ambition and practical reality.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • But many politicians on the right argued that the attacks were solely the consequence of Albanese’s failure to take antisemitism on Australian soil seriously.
    Oscar Schwartz, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

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“Resultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resultant. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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