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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  • But the scare device also contradicts the fashionable, secular ancestor-worship that replaces Christian doctrine for black progressives.
    Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The latter of the two ruled the rankings just days ago, and the BTS star replaces himself in first place.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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  • In a true meritocracy, where merit supersedes all else, the H-1B visa program shouldn’t be done by lottery or capped at a quota.
    Doug Melville, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Cillian Murphy, Small Things Like These Who’d have expected that just a year after winning the Best Actor Oscar, Cillian Murphy would deliver a performance that supersedes his Oppenheimer turn as the best work in his accomplished career?
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Ensues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensues. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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