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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
If the experience of illness is inevitably one of sapping solipsism, caretaking is its life-giving corollary.
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The air safety model that was adopted after World War I and that has evolved in the years since serves as an ideal corollary.
—Anand Rao, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
Another corollary was that the greatest danger to the nation lay farther away.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 11 July 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
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
The air safety model that was adopted after World War I and that has evolved in the years since serves as an ideal corollary.
—Anand Rao, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025
Another corollary was that the greatest danger to the nation lay farther away.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 11 July 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corollary
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It’s long been stated that his departure was the result of a disagreement with van Doesburg over the use of diagonal lines in De Stijl artworks, which van Doesburg supported and Mondrian was against.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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This format typically includes all performances, judge feedback, and elimination results.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Consider Madewell’s roomy hobo bag in dark brown (the perfect laptop bag) or Tory Burch’s crossbody option, as essentials to wear throughout the season; then spring for a new accompaniments—like minimalist-friendly gold earrings, a sleek belt, or classic sunnies in tortoise shell.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
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The visual accompaniment stars Swift's backup dancers and bandmates who accompanied her on the historic Eras Tour, including Ravnik.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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Such an outcome is far from certain.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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Seeking to improve these outcomes, an international team of scientists, led by researchers at Australia's Flinders University, has created a compound consisting of a bioceramic scaffold embedded with silver-gallium liquid metal.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Oct. 2025
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Moyes and assistant McKinlay both remonstrated with the fourth official at the resultant flash of a yellow card.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 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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Instead of hearing that Bullmer, who the audience find out was the culprit all along, faces consequences off-screen, the movie kills him in the climax.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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The consequences of getting it wrong are exponentially greater than with social media.—
Sean Evins,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The product will be available directly from NVIDIA and select third-party partners.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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No reports of illnesses have been reported by the FDA in connection with the consumption of the affected products.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Corollary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corollary. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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