ensues

present tense third-person singular of ensue
as in replaces
to come at a later time; to happen as a result When the news broke, a long period of chaos ensued.

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Recent Examples of ensues Add agents into the mix, who can easily circumvent rules that prohibit contacting the player, and chaos ensues. ABC News, 22 July 2026 Other players find trade speculation stressful, a reasonable response to the sudden life upheaval that ensues. Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 July 2026 What ensues is, of course, chaos off the rails, and in a film shot on location in Alaska and in glorious, gritty 35mm. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 July 2026 Familial drama ensues as betrayal runs rampant and Casillas embarks on a vengeful crusade against his enemies to regain and avenge the death of his love interest. Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Pandemonium ensues, but maybe everybody will learn something at the end? K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026 And what ensues is an hour and a half of aimless, frictionless, inert, and cloying sentimentality without purpose. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026 When bruises are noticed on their daughter’s body at school, their five children are taken away from them and a legal saga ensues. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 June 2026 Chaos ensues – Jessie and Bullseye somehow land at Jessie’s first owner’s farm nearby. Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
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  • Klopp replaces Nagelsmann, who oversaw a disappointing World Cup round-of-32 exit to Paraguay this summer, on a deal to 2030 — running through the 2028 European Championship and the World Cup two years later.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Attalon’s kWIC Disconnect replaces that workflow with a plug-and-play approach.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
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  • What happens when the idea of a book supersedes the book itself in the eyes of readers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • State Attorney’s Office prosecutors originally charged Bradly Shawn Shadduck, 56, with second-degree murder, but the grand jury indictment supersedes that charge, and he is now being held without bond on premeditated murder.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026

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“Ensues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensues. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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