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as in outcomes
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
the flood was an inevitable consequence of the prolonged, heavy rains
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as in inferences
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
I am able to deduce several consequences from those premises
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Recent Examples of consequences
But Jackie’s defining value is framed as determination, and The Queen of Versailles is too busy handing her upbeat girlboss numbers to reckon in any meaningful way with the consequences.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the consequences of the shutdown have been compounding.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2025
Ensuring officials have the mental and technological support for making big decisions in big matches with big consequences?
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
People with a nonfunctioning ANGPTL3 gene — which Natarajan says applies to about 1 in 250 people in the US — have lifelong levels of low LDL cholesterol and triglycerides without any apparent negative consequences.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Declining bat populations could have real consequences for us, given the important role bats play in insect control, seed dispersal, and pollination.
—NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
As for the consequences these professors may face for being accused by their own students of indoctrinating, Herlinger said there will likely be none.
—Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Alex Wong | Getty Images Swelling health insurance premiums will likely have many consequences for households, according to health policy experts.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Take a stand, stand for it and then deal with the consequences.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, the consequences of the shutdown have been compounding.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2025
Ensuring officials have the mental and technological support for making big decisions in big matches with big consequences?
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
People with a nonfunctioning ANGPTL3 gene — which Natarajan says applies to about 1 in 250 people in the US — have lifelong levels of low LDL cholesterol and triglycerides without any apparent negative consequences.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Declining bat populations could have real consequences for us, given the important role bats play in insect control, seed dispersal, and pollination.
—NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
As for the consequences these professors may face for being accused by their own students of indoctrinating, Herlinger said there will likely be none.
—Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Alex Wong | Getty Images Swelling health insurance premiums will likely have many consequences for households, according to health policy experts.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Take a stand, stand for it and then deal with the consequences.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consequences
Noun
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Massachusetts and New York were penalized largely due to high living costs and tax burdens, while Alabama and Mississippi faced challenges tied to aging health outcomes and limited access to recreational and cultural resources for older residents.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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For example, a 2025 study from the University of Virginia and the American Institutes for Research found that public Montessori preschool programs provide superior early learning outcomes for children ages 3–6 than traditional programs, especially in reading, memory and social understanding.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Our work also helps explain how people make what psychologists call compensatory inferences.—
Jaclyn L. Tanenbaum,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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This approach relies on information that is not available from the text alone, rather than on inferences drawn from the text itself.—
Ambuj Tewari,
The Conversation,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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When severe wind strikes Southern California, the results can be destructive and deadly.—
Zach Boetto,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Health care, housing, and education would be built to be affordable, driven by real results from the bottom up--not by party interests trickling down.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That sum is the amounts received by interactive sports wagering operators from sports wagers as authorized under state law, less the amounts paid as winnings before any deductions for expenses, fees, or taxes.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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It’s levied annually by individual cantons on all residents, at rates reaching up to about 1% of net worth, after deductions and exclusions for certain categories of assets.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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With Rush, that dynamic expands outward, inviting viewers to draw their own conclusions of what deserves to be present or absent.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Jan. 2026
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The national Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan think tank, cautioned analysts not to read too much into the homicide figures and not to draw conclusions without more information.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As well as testing the various systems on board, the crew will be test subjects themselves, helping Nasa understand the effects that space travel has on their cognition, sleep, stress, immune responses and cardiovascular health.—
The Week,
TheWeek,
7 Jan. 2026
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Those qualities align with the ever-growing vintage denim market, and denim mills’ and brands’ quest to recreate worn effects.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In most states, those determinations will begin in January, when legislatures convene and governors lay out their agendas.—
David A. Lieb,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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While the Agency for Health Care Administration runs much of the Medicaid program, the Department of Children and Families makes eligibility determinations.—
Jim Saunders,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Rather than stopping at dashboards or diagnostics, these systems are designed to close the gap between knowing and doing by carrying decisions through to validated outcomes.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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In a post on X, Huberman shared the White House’s graphic of the new pyramid, praising the decisions that were made.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Consequences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consequences. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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