as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
the surgery was successful, but she now had to deal with its aftermath: a huge bill
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Recent Examples of aftermath
The lawsuit came in the aftermath of Hernandez's state championships.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Astonishingly, the brutal attack by Hamas and its aftermath did not dampen the government’s ambition to grab unlimited power.
—Ron Scherf, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Separately, Biden thrice designated Haiti for Temporary Protected Status in the aftermath of the murder of President Jovenel Moise, a devastating earthquake, mass internal displacement, widespread gang violence, chronic hunger and extreme impoverishment.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
For their part, Kruse and Fialko claim Priscilla entered the contracts knowingly, benefitted from their services and then cut them off, in breach of their agreements, when her fortunes changes in the aftermath of Lisa Marie’s death.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Astonishingly, the brutal attack by Hamas and its aftermath did not dampen the government’s ambition to grab unlimited power.
—Ron Scherf, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
Separately, Biden thrice designated Haiti for Temporary Protected Status in the aftermath of the murder of President Jovenel Moise, a devastating earthquake, mass internal displacement, widespread gang violence, chronic hunger and extreme impoverishment.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
For their part, Kruse and Fialko claim Priscilla entered the contracts knowingly, benefitted from their services and then cut them off, in breach of their agreements, when her fortunes changes in the aftermath of Lisa Marie’s death.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftermath
Noun
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Unwavering loyalty Schrandt told ABC News that any deportations to Afghanistan are an unacceptable outcome.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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The cumulative effect is fewer community judgments and more private, judicial and legislative control over outcomes.—
Richard Lorren Jolly,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
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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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“Aftermath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftermath. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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