Definition of upshot
: the final result : outcome
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Examples of upshot in a Sentence
the upshot of the court's ruling is that a number of communities will now have to change their gun laws
Recent Examples of upshot from the Web
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The upshot of the film is a little murky, which is the risk of such a diffuse, dialectical approach, and certain details could be clearer.
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The upshot of all those complicated electronic powertrain and chassis control systems is a dizzying array of different drive modes available.
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The upshot of that approach is an environment in which employees feel okay joking about death — and in which another comment will surely readjust the bounds of our rhetoric even more to the extreme.
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The upshot of the change is that some fund managers are now more attuned to the cost and value of research and are paring back relationships.
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The upshot of all this is that the next time Ball says something, some people might actually have an interest in listening.
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The upshot of all this is not the go-go ICO days of 2017 will return anytime soon.
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The upshot of this is that, barring a change in policy or new judicial ruling, hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients will lose legal status on March 5 — but will be able to immediately apply to regain that status.
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The upshot: Longer-duration assets (say, a 10-year Treasury, as opposed to a two-year one) and lower-credit-quality assets (like junk bonds) start to look riskier and less attractive.
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First Known Use of upshot
1594
upshot Synonyms
Synonyms
aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, child, conclusion, consequence, corollary, development, effect, fate, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, result, resultant, sequel, sequence;
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
consideration, determinant, factor;
base, basis, foundation, ground, groundwork;
Related Words
denouement (also dénouement), echo, implication, repercussion;
afterclap, afterglow, aftershock;
by-product, fallout, offshoot, ripple, side effect (also side reaction), spin-off;
Phrases
matter of course;
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: the final result
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