aftereffects

noun

plural of aftereffect
as in consequences
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause in the U.S. slavery was abolished in 1865, but its aftereffects remained keenly felt long afterwards

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Recent Examples of aftereffects Nor has Erica’s return to duty silenced the aftereffects of her time with the Gorn. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 The story of a woman who’s still dealing with the aftereffects of that [abuse] isn’t told as much as a woman who’s currently in an abusive relationship and trying to get out. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 Many of our heroic Vietnam War veterans have continued to suffer the aftereffects of exposure to Agent Orange during their service. — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 Because there are no other nearby heat generators, that energy must be residual aftereffects of an earlier era. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 2026 But its costs and aftereffects will likely linger for years. — Scott Horsley, NPR, 17 June 2026 Like other music tours that year, Lilith Fair was the victim of aftereffects of the 2008 recession. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026 Checkmarx isn’t the only security company to suffer the aftereffects of the Trivy breach. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2026 The economic aftereffects, given Iran’s oil production and its control over the Strait of Hormuz, could be also substantial. — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
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  1. consequences
  2. outcomes
  3. results
  4. effects
Noun
  • The Cornell 7 lawsuit refers to the legal document filed by an unnamed Cornell University student who accused seven men of raping and drugging her at a frat house party in October 2024 — and faced no legal consequences.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But since that process can take years, those decisions can still have important real-world consequences.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of consequences
Noun
  • Its system records visual observations, depth information, robot motion, contact signals, human corrections, and task outcomes, creating data that can be used to improve its AI models.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The real winners are focused on whether the tools are actually improving business outcomes, starting with the customer and working backwards to identify where the tech can make the biggest impact.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of outcomes
Noun
  • These platforms are colonizing existing speculative spaces—like election results and sporting outcomes—while profiting from areas of asymmetrical knowledge that were previously not possible to monetize.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Multiple sources say destabilization in the festival space points to the failure of an image-sanitization campaign involving Hollywood — one that’s costing Middle East investors too much and brought too few results.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of results
Noun
  • The result gives researchers a different way to examine anomalous Hall effects.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Some meteorologists are predicting a more mild early winter season due to the effects of El Nino, which could have an impact on this year’s flu season, Wu said.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
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“Aftereffects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftereffects. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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