as in result
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
one expected outcome of hard work is greater success
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Recent Examples of outcome
Anyone else feeling seriously deflated by this outcome?
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The outcome may hinge on next week’s benchmark revisions to payroll data, which could show hundreds of thousands fewer jobs created over the past year than previously reported.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Overall, Christopher hypothesizes that the difference in outcomes varied because more active athletes stayed stronger than those who had to — or chose to — decrease their activity.
—Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Then-Chiefs safety Daniel Sorenson intercepted Philip Rivers in the end zone in the final seconds to seal the outcome in Mexico City.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The outcome may hinge on next week’s benchmark revisions to payroll data, which could show hundreds of thousands fewer jobs created over the past year than previously reported.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Overall, Christopher hypothesizes that the difference in outcomes varied because more active athletes stayed stronger than those who had to — or chose to — decrease their activity.
—Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Then-Chiefs safety Daniel Sorenson intercepted Philip Rivers in the end zone in the final seconds to seal the outcome in Mexico City.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcome
Noun
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Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images Alphabet shares rose 6% in premarket trading on Wednesday as investors viewed the result of Google’s antitrust case as broadly favorable to the tech giant.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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No guarantees are made with regards to results or financial gain.—
Stephanie Kuzydym,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Sep. 2025
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The resultant casualty levels were stunning.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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This pace of growth means that every new generation of AI comes with an order-of-magnitude increase in energy, water demand and the resultant CO2 impact.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The decisions ultimately have dire consequences for both the erstwhile pals and everyone else living on Inisherin.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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But the then-21-year-old soon felt the consequences of his overnight fame.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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In 2022, the two were at the firm ValueAct, which pushed the Times to make better use of its bundle and products, without much of the public rancor or knife-twisting that usually accompanies activist fights.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Outcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcome. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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