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Recent Examples of upshot For now, the practical upshot for most of us is this: Remember what AI is and isn’t smart at — and use it accordingly. Sigal Samuel, Vox, 21 Feb. 2025 Over the next several days, the memo sparked confusion and chaos at the NIH, and across American universities and hospitals, as researchers tried to reckon with the likely upshot—that many of them would have to shut down their laboratories or fire administrative staff. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025 Yet, there are also upshots in this shift in fan-player dynamic, not least the influence on women who allege mistreatment or misconduct by employers. Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025 What is the likely upshot of this high-stakes experiment in U.S. federalism? Ashish Jha, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2020 See All Example Sentences for upshot
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Noun
  • Research links religion to positive outcomes after disasters, as engaging in faith helps people make sense of what's just happened.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 8 July 2025
  • Research links religion is to positive outcomes after disasters, as engaging in faith helps people make sense of what's just happened.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • The result is abundant natural light and views of the grounds beyond the home.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
  • The result, officials and experts say, is less violence and better outcomes.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • After cooling, the resultant solid was ground into powder to produce the final pigment.
    Jay Kakade June 14, New Atlas, 14 June 2025
  • Meanwhile caretakers are concerned with something that can be even more challenging to address: the psychological trauma resultant from years of abuse in captivity.
    Ryley Graham, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • The episode underscores the precariousness of elite status in Putin’s Russia—and the unpredictable consequences for those who lose the president’s trust.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 7 July 2025
  • Another potential consequence if the emergency regulations had expired would have been a 10% loss of catch for Massachusetts lobstermen who primarily fish in state and federal waters in the Gulf of Maine, known as Area 1.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 7 July 2025

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“Upshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upshot. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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