as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
the upshot of the court's ruling is that a number of communities will now have to change their gun laws
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Recent Examples of upshot
There is no shortage of upshots from the past few days.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
One upshot of the menu’s byzantine sprawl is that every visit offers something new to discover.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Rob says there has since been an interesting upshot to all the grief and stress with parenting a child with an incurable brain disease: a newfound faith in humanity.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Audi The practical upshot of SDVs, unlike older cars with their single-function black boxes, is that everything on an SDV should be updatable.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
One upshot of the menu’s byzantine sprawl is that every visit offers something new to discover.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Rob says there has since been an interesting upshot to all the grief and stress with parenting a child with an incurable brain disease: a newfound faith in humanity.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Audi The practical upshot of SDVs, unlike older cars with their single-function black boxes, is that everything on an SDV should be updatable.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for upshot
Noun
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The conditions in the strait remain in flux, some analysts said, leaving a wide range of possible outcomes.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The city will also look at outcomes in foot traffic, business activity, and overall vibrancy for markers of success.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the first round of the country’s 2024 Presidential election, a far-right candidate, Călin Georgescu, who had campaigned largely on TikTok, scored a surprise upset; the result was annulled by Romania’s constitutional court and the election delayed.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Authorities still have not provided the results of the chemical test taken after the arrest.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The resultant lift the craft exhibited is probably the first instance of plane taking off vertically.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2026
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The resultant device blends fast discharge speeds with massive storage capacity, holding up to 25 times more energy per kilogram than conventional versions.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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No doctors appear to be facing consequences.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The nonprofit has been working for more than 30 years to address the environmental conditions and consequences that have caused the lake's dramatic rise and fall.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Upshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upshot. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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