as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
the surgery was successful, but she now had to deal with its aftermath: a huge bill
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Recent Examples of aftermath
While some residents gear up to rebuild in the aftermath, a handful of notable properties survived the flames, and one such example with a rich artistic legacy has just hit the market.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
And the show handles the aftermath of Guiteau’s capture beautifully.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
The aftermath of a ruling against him also could be complicated, if the government must issue refunds for the tariffs that had collected $195 billion in revenue as of September.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
In the aftermath, a massive plume of smoke could be seen across the city and a shelter-in-place order was issued, stretching from the area around the airport northward to the Ohio River.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
And the show handles the aftermath of Guiteau’s capture beautifully.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
The aftermath of a ruling against him also could be complicated, if the government must issue refunds for the tariffs that had collected $195 billion in revenue as of September.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
In the aftermath, a massive plume of smoke could be seen across the city and a shelter-in-place order was issued, stretching from the area around the airport northward to the Ohio River.
—Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftermath
Noun
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Activists there leveraged this wholly unanticipated outcome to accelerate the rise of an organized antislavery campaign after 1783.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The outcome came on a night of decisive wins for candidates in various races aligned with the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Growth Growth measures how well students performed on the end-of-year tests when compared with the previous year's results.—
Dmitry Martirosov,
Arkansas Online,
12 Nov. 2025
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If accurate even only in part, such a dramatic escalation would cast doubt on the reliability of the election results and put the military at the center of the blame for the outcome.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the US developed a thermochemical conversion process that doesn’t require the resultant fuel to be blended with fossil fuels.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Moyes and assistant McKinlay both remonstrated with the fourth official at the resultant flash of a yellow card.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ensuring officials have the mental and technological support for making big decisions in big matches with big consequences?—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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People with a nonfunctioning ANGPTL3 gene — which Natarajan says applies to about 1 in 250 people in the US — have lifelong levels of low LDL cholesterol and triglycerides without any apparent negative consequences.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Aftermath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftermath. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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