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as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
a predictable outgrowth of the suburb's ever growing population will be the need for more schools
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as in derivation
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
an industry that is an outgrowth of the technology first developed for the U.S. space program
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Recent Examples of outgrowth
Going Dutch, which is wholly owned by Fox Entertainment, is an outgrowth of Leary’s broadcast direct deal with the company.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
This fragmented existence is a direct outgrowth of the logics of settler colonialism.
—Literary Hub
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Established in 2004 as a Harvard-MIT research collaboration, the institute was an outgrowth of the Human Genome Project.
—Nelson P. Repenning, Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
The Coastal Commuter Link idea is an outgrowth of a plan researched and coordinated by the Florida Department of Transportation starting in 2003, decades after passenger rail service along the line founded by oil baron Henry Flagler ceased in 1968.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
This fragmented existence is a direct outgrowth of the logics of settler colonialism.
—Literary Hub
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Established in 2004 as a Harvard-MIT research collaboration, the institute was an outgrowth of the Human Genome Project.
—Nelson P. Repenning, Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
The Coastal Commuter Link idea is an outgrowth of a plan researched and coordinated by the Florida Department of Transportation starting in 2003, decades after passenger rail service along the line founded by oil baron Henry Flagler ceased in 1968.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgrowth
Noun
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Small tree limbs could break and cause damage.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Oct. 2025
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Each of the critter’s wings and hind limbs gave off a green photoluminescence, Roberson observed.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
29 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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Silicon Valley dreamt up poor derivations of past cautionary tales and created a monoculture of exploitative social media feeds and predatory data-hungry apps that birthed Orwell’s surveillance state.—
John Lopez,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Bose found a stronger mathematical derivation of Planck’s law.—
Matt von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
23 June 2025
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These incremental steps have helped the coffee chain stem a sales decline in China since earlier this year, with comparable sales returning to growth in the past two quarters.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the short run, that can put a pinch on job growth.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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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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He was attracted to PRP for its natural derivatives, which uses platelet-rich plasma from a patient’s own blood that is then injected back into skin to smooth fine lines and reduce dark circles.—
Ariana Yaptangco,
Glamour,
29 Oct. 2025
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Ways to trade melt-up Scott Rubner, head of equity and equity derivatives strategy at Citadel Securities, advised clients buy call options on the Invesco QQQ Trust expiring in late November and December.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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Donnie Wahlberg reprises his role as Reagan in the Blue Bloods offshoot.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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The missionary, a pilot for the evangelical group Serving in Mission, was reportedly taken north toward an area controlled by an ISIS offshoot.—
Greg Wehner , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
23 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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“Outgrowth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgrowth. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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