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as in result
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
one corollary of the rise of television was a massive makeover of radio's programming
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as in accompaniment
something that is found along with something else
increased taxes—or expanding deficits—are the inevitable corollary to any new government spending program
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Recent Examples of corollary
The start and stops of working the post in basketball, using his body, taking advantage of his reach and size, has a direct corollary in rushing the passer.
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Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
If the experience of illness is inevitably one of sapping solipsism, caretaking is its life-giving corollary.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The air safety model that was adopted after World War I and that has evolved in the years since serves as an ideal corollary.
—Anand Rao, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
Another corollary was that the greatest danger to the nation lay farther away.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
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Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
If the experience of illness is inevitably one of sapping solipsism, caretaking is its life-giving corollary.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The air safety model that was adopted after World War I and that has evolved in the years since serves as an ideal corollary.
—Anand Rao, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
Another corollary was that the greatest danger to the nation lay farther away.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corollary
Noun
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The co-hosts announced the results —a combination of judges' scores and live votes — in no particular order.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Chegg also sued Google in February, arguing that AI summaries of search results have hurt its traffic and sales.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
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His elaborate preparations—often aged like vintages and served in carafes tableside—are the center of the dish, not its accompaniment.—
Joel Hart,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jalapeño adds a welcome whisper of heat to this fruity riff on the classic oyster accompaniment.—
DERICK WADE,
Saveur,
15 Oct. 2025
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Further details about the outcome of the investigation have not yet been released.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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The family factor Though the researchers tried to weed out confounding factors in the study, some affected the outcomes regardless.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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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
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Recent research suggests that young men in low-income communities are particularly affected by financial consequences tied to sports gambling.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Then there’s the commercial consequences.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Vishal Shah will lead AI product management, per an internal memo.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Chinese government can then subsidize these products for export through cheap central or provincial government financing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Corollary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corollary. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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