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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
Nevertheless, their family and the Fernandezes are left with the permanent consequences of that day.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Two wars in as many years with Israel — both launched on other’s behalf but with outsized consequences borne here — have resulted in thousands of dead, a million-plus displacement crisis and the leveling and occupation of wide swaths of the country.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
The most egregious claims portray fossil fuels and global warming as beneficial, while denying the fact that burning fossil fuels raises global temperatures, which increase flooding, drought, sea-level rise and other consequences of climate change.
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Joe Árvai,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
But that those scientists then faced career consequences as a result.
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Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Now there’s a new form of cosmetic enhancement in the entertainment business, but keeping it quiet has consequences for all.
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Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
While no poultry or other species are currently affected, and Australia's international disease-free status holds, experts warn of severe consequences if the virus spreads to freshwater ducks.
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John Drake,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
For Rhonda Campbell, a victim services advocate with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the consequences of drunk driving are deeply personal.
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Conor McGill,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Trusty said that the bond conditions have already had consequences for Rozier with the NBA.
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Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Two wars in as many years with Israel — both launched on other’s behalf but with outsized consequences borne here — have resulted in thousands of dead, a million-plus displacement crisis and the leveling and occupation of wide swaths of the country.
—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
The most egregious claims portray fossil fuels and global warming as beneficial, while denying the fact that burning fossil fuels raises global temperatures, which increase flooding, drought, sea-level rise and other consequences of climate change.
—
Joe Árvai,
The Conversation,
22 June 2026
But that those scientists then faced career consequences as a result.
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Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Now there’s a new form of cosmetic enhancement in the entertainment business, but keeping it quiet has consequences for all.
—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
While no poultry or other species are currently affected, and Australia's international disease-free status holds, experts warn of severe consequences if the virus spreads to freshwater ducks.
—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
For Rhonda Campbell, a victim services advocate with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the consequences of drunk driving are deeply personal.
—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Trusty said that the bond conditions have already had consequences for Rozier with the NBA.
—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consequences
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As campaigns begin taking shape for the midterm elections in November, the outcomes in the New York primaries are likely to remain part of a larger national debate over the future direction of the Democratic Party.
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The project explored whether public sentiment signals from X (formerly Twitter), Reddit, and Google News aligned with sports performance outcomes.
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This requires dealing with contradictory sources, making inferences, performing many web searches, and more, but neither model had any trouble with any of it.
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But my conclusions about these impacts rest on plausible inferences from what researchers know more generally about cognitive psychology.
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Although results have not been finalized for either June primary, the latest returns show Wahab took nearly 43% of the vote in the special election and about 38% in the June 2 primary.
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However, auditors found the city lacks a clear and consistent way to measure which shelter programs are producing the best results.
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Also, taxpayers in the top 37% income tax bracket don’t receive the full benefit of their deductions.
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The couple might also be able to reduce his tax exposure through deductions and expenses.
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The compounding effects of high fuel costs along with the debt that helped finance the purchase and the upgrades to the planes accumulated quickly.
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Leaders are constantly in a chronic, sympathetic-dominant state that, if not appropriately managed, can have downstream effects on their cardiovascular health, immune functioning, sleep, and even personal relationships.
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Additional findings could change investigators' conclusions.
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Such conclusions require objective medical and forensic evidence.
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Although final determinations of what caused the June 14 crash in Butler and last year’s Johnson County crash are pending, authorities and some aviation experts have raised engine failure as a strong possibility.
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With Friday’s victory, Paramount is staying on that timetable, but regulators in Europe and Britain have opened their own regulatory investigations and are expected to make their own determinations in the coming months.
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Andy Burnham, the charismatic former mayor of Greater Manchester, once rebuffed the idea that government decisions should be swayed by investors in its ballooning pile of debt.
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Ippei Naoi | Getty Images Investors continue to rely on professional financial advisers for their final investment decisions, even as artificial intelligence becomes more widely used in the initial stages of research, according to a survey by HSBC.
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“Consequences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consequences. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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