the upshot

noun

: the final result or outcome of a process, discussion, etc.

The upshot is that we'll see him Thursday.

—often + of

The upshot of the decision is that the park will be closed.

Examples of the upshot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While Miller pores over Kaczynski’s famous manifesto, correctly concluding that its linguistic quirks will lead the authorities to him, the upshot of Murray’s study four decades before is that the young Kaczynski shows signs of schizophrenia. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

That’s the upshot of the annual Planetary Health Check, released on Monday by the Planetary Boundaries Science Lab at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Germany. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026

Estimates vary on exactly how much oil is leaking through, but the upshot is the volumes are substantial albeit still well short of normal. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Sweden did experiment in the 1970s and ’80s with quasi-socialist policies, but the upshot was an economic crisis. — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Rhymes for the upshot

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot