corollaries

noun

plural of corollary
1
as in outcomes
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause one corollary of the rise of television was a massive makeover of radio's programming

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2
as in accompaniments
something that is found along with something else increased taxes—or expanding deficits—are the inevitable corollary to any new government spending program

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Recent Examples of corollaries The ideas floating through You Can See Everything have direct corollaries to the ideas Fielder plays with in The Rehearsal. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026 The corollaries are players like Montrell Culbreath, Landon Emenalo and Taishi Nozawa. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 For Gregson-Williams, collaborating with Scott on scenes like Hig’s flight is a matter of finding aural corollaries for directions that come more from Scott’s background as a visual artist. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corollaries
  1. outcomes
  2. accompaniments
  3. consequences
  4. results
  5. effects
  6. products
Noun
  • Radical Numerics has not revealed the clinical outcomes of the patient who was given the AI virus, and the study has yet to be peer-reviewed.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 30 Oct. 2026
  • First-person human videos provide examples of how people interact with objects and perform everyday activities, while robot trajectories connect visual observations with physical actions and their outcomes.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of outcomes
Noun
  • Make little parcels with the fish and all the accompaniments to make a perfect bite.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Formal afternoon tea is served, too, with the savory and sweet accompaniments prepared through an Indonesian lens.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of accompaniments
Noun
  • One woman went to police, but the brothers appear to have faced no consequences.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The hopeful part is the part where the people who are dealing with the consequences of that look toward their community, look toward their friends, look toward the people around them for support, for help, for unity—all of those sorts of things.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of consequences
Noun
  • The results suggest that manufacturers could shorten a costly production stage without sacrificing the battery performance measured during testing.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The Associated Press says GOP officials are worried that Libertarian candidates can siphon off votes in close elections across the country, making a difference in results come Tuesday night.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of results
Noun
  • The 2024 sequel won Oscars for best sound and visual effects out of its five nominations, which again included best picture.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Stewart was up there alone, with just a few pieces of furniture as props, some lights and smoke for effects.
    — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of effects
Noun
  • There are no dates on the food products in the refrigerator and walk-in cooler.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The original plan changed because of substantial delays caused by global conflicts and suppliers redirecting their resources towards military products, including drones and missiles.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of products

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“Corollaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corollaries. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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