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Recent Examples of ensue
Heart failure can ensue, meaning lower pumping power throughout the rest of the body.
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Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
26 June 2026
Bland’s husband tried to stop her, and a struggle ensued.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Rave reviews ensued for him, Peter Claffey (as Ser Duncan the Tall) and the entire show.
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Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
When the fan confronted Cromer, a verbal and physical altercation ensued.
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Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
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Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
26 June 2026
Bland’s husband tried to stop her, and a struggle ensued.
—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Rave reviews ensued for him, Peter Claffey (as Ser Duncan the Tall) and the entire show.
—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
When the fan confronted Cromer, a verbal and physical altercation ensued.
—
Ct Jones,
Rolling Stone,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for ensue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensue
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The shooter, identified as 21-year-old Nasire Best, died at a hospital following an exchange of gunfire with Secret Service agents.
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Members who have followed our coverage of Linde may recognize a similar dynamic, as the company also utilizes contractual energy cost pass-through clauses.
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In that sense, this agreement supersedes previous efforts to tie Lebanon’s stability and sovereignty to external agendas.
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Coral Springs resident Kashou was charged by a superseding indictment earlier this month in the Northern District of Texas, along with several co-defendants, with conspiracy to violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute.
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The project includes replacing ageing electrical wiring, pipes and heating.
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Relatives identified the food vendor as Arabelia Martinez, 62, and have raised more than $100,000 to pay for therapy and replace the items damaged in the incident.
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More than just a glorified search engine or a generator of video clips and novelty images, AI could fill roads with driverless trucks, create factories staffed by robots and supplant office workers, lawyers and doctors.
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The stand-alone Department of Gun Violence Reduction would supplant the existing mayoral Office of Community Safety, putting under the new department’s control $100 million worth of programs currently handled by other city fiefdoms.
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Over a century later, the Himalayan blackberry has spread far beyond the modest backyard bounds its importers envisioned, opting instead to take over indiscriminately and displace the native trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus) in the process.
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In the initial weeks and months after a six-alarm fire displaced 834 tenants of The Cooper apartments near downtown Fort Worth in June 2025, residents rallied around each other.
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“Ensue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensue. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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