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as in result
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
one corollary of the rise of television was a massive makeover of radio's programming
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as in accompaniment
something that is found along with something else
increased taxes—or expanding deficits—are the inevitable corollary to any new government spending program
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Recent Examples of corollary
Another corollary was that the greatest danger to the nation lay farther away.
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
Created as a corollary to the franchise pact, the energy cooperation agreement calls on SDG&E to help the city on various fronts, such as meeting the city’s clean energy, electrification, safety and equity goals.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
The directive has sown confusion among educators and attorneys, some of whom see it as a corollary to the administration’s wide-scale attack on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
As an economic corollary, Nixon’s treasury secretary, John Connally, pressured allies to lower restrictions on U.S. goods and increase the value of their currencies to boost American industry.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
Created as a corollary to the franchise pact, the energy cooperation agreement calls on SDG&E to help the city on various fronts, such as meeting the city’s clean energy, electrification, safety and equity goals.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
The directive has sown confusion among educators and attorneys, some of whom see it as a corollary to the administration’s wide-scale attack on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
As an economic corollary, Nixon’s treasury secretary, John Connally, pressured allies to lower restrictions on U.S. goods and increase the value of their currencies to boost American industry.
—A. Wess Mitchell, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corollary
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According to the company, multiple benchmark results showed that its model’s overall performance surpassed that of Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek’s latest reasoning model.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The process produced uniform, reproducible results, paving the way for mass production of catalysts fit for seawater electrolysis.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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The song, which begins with the soft sound of an acoustic guitar, transforms into an orchestral accompaniment with string arrangements by Roberto Verástegui.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
29 Aug. 2025
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Many of us who are raised on or reformed by incomparable low-and-slow Southern pork barbecue appreciate cabbage slaw as a classic accompaniment, whether spooned onto our plate (AKA our tray) or inside a sandwich bun.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025
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The outcome of that re-do was to change the insurance coverage of the MMRV vaccine for low-income children.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Canvas Stadium crowd isn’t shocked at the outcome, considering the struggles of two weeks ago.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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The resultant program or app is established without any need for understanding computer programming.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The resultant meandering is pleasant, but much of the initial intrigue is lost when the uniqueness of the film’s concept becomes diluted.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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The importation of non-native species of plants has the unintended consequence of also introducing non-native species of insects.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 Sep. 2025
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Free speech scholars maintain the most vile and reprehensible speech, including that which celebrates someone's death, is legally protected — not from the consequences meted by private employers, but from government suppression.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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Both the governor and the secretary listed a combination of lower market prices for farm products plus rising fertilizer, machinery and labor costs as a severe squeeze on the farm economy.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Corollary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corollary. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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