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Recent Examples of ensue
Begley tipped the ball away, dove on it and then called a timeout, and the Bulldogs scored on the ensuing possession to extend their lead.
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Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Trump also dismissed several days of volatility in the stock market – and ensuing concerns that a recession will rock the U.S. this year.
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
In the ensuing 100-plus years, the resort has cemented itself as one of the most bucket list-worthy stays in the South.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
The ensuing tension strains things not only between the new couple but also among the attorneys in Baxter's office.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Trump also dismissed several days of volatility in the stock market – and ensuing concerns that a recession will rock the U.S. this year.
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
In the ensuing 100-plus years, the resort has cemented itself as one of the most bucket list-worthy stays in the South.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
The ensuing tension strains things not only between the new couple but also among the attorneys in Baxter's office.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensue
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It’s found in the mind fog following the relief of a big win at work, the hours spent zoning out instead of caring for yourself by getting a good night’s sleep, and the failure to listen to your child tell you about their day due to an obsession with getting your inbox to zero.—
Keyaira Boone,
Essence,
18 Mar. 2025
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The tractor-trailers were partly submerged in Morey Pond on the Ashford-Union line following the collision, according to the warrant affidavit for the arrest of Desruisseaux.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2025
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The superseding indictment included additional allegations related to racketeering conspiracy but no new charges.—
Dan Heching,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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Wearing tan prison garb and sporting a newly gray head of hair and beard, Combs, 55, denied the new allegations included in a superseding indictment prosecutors filed in March.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Part of the reason that total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 15.2% lower in 2022 than their peak in 2007 was due to greater natural gas use that replaced coal and petroleum generated electricity.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Fields will replace Rodgers, who had an uneven time with the Jets.—
Antwan Staley,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2025
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This is laying the foundation for new stories will supplant the current cinematic slate that simply isn't capturing audiences' attention.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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As traditional state dollars were extracted from core programs to accumulate savings mandated by budget controls, lawmakers supplanted those funds with pandemic grants to ease the pain.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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And while gas is the largest overall source of America’s electricity, contributing 40% of generation in 2024 and displacing coal, which has fallen to just 16% of U.S. power, solar is now America’s fastest-growing electricity source.—
Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The severe weather has also displaced hundreds of families and left widespread power outages.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Ensue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensue. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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