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Recent Examples of ensues
Hilarity ensues later on in the season when Griffin gets high on mushroom chocolates.
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Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Chaos ensues, with Tyler and Francoise entering their hyde forms and Pugsley still trapped in the machine, so there isn’t time to dwell on her decision.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Will the person react while this additional dialogue ensues?
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In the struggle that ensues, the penguin is ripped apart, Sylvia’s minivan steers off the road, and a rock puts a sizable crack in her windshield.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The power vacuum that ensues during this transition process has made the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, susceptible to foreign invasions and internal turmoil.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Midfield pinball ensues from a Djordje Petrovic long pass to right-winger Antoine Semenyo, who was Bournemouth’s main out-ball when Liverpool pressed high, targeting Kerkez aerially.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
When conflict ensues at Anna’s bachelorette party, a ditzy medium tries to help.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 7 Aug. 2025
What ensues is a ride through culture clashes, identity crises, and the highs and lows of growing up between two worlds.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Chaos ensues, with Tyler and Francoise entering their hyde forms and Pugsley still trapped in the machine, so there isn’t time to dwell on her decision.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Will the person react while this additional dialogue ensues?
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In the struggle that ensues, the penguin is ripped apart, Sylvia’s minivan steers off the road, and a rock puts a sizable crack in her windshield.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The power vacuum that ensues during this transition process has made the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, susceptible to foreign invasions and internal turmoil.
—Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025
Midfield pinball ensues from a Djordje Petrovic long pass to right-winger Antoine Semenyo, who was Bournemouth’s main out-ball when Liverpool pressed high, targeting Kerkez aerially.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
When conflict ensues at Anna’s bachelorette party, a ditzy medium tries to help.
—Katie Grant, Parents, 7 Aug. 2025
What ensues is a ride through culture clashes, identity crises, and the highs and lows of growing up between two worlds.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensues
Verb
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Now ready for pre-sale, the Sync Oven and Sync Air Fryer exemplify an idea beyond a kitchen tool, one that replaces hesitation with clarity and guesswork with certainty.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Leaders must pair intelligence with intention, ensuring AI augments humanity, not replaces it.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Modifications to gravity, which add additional parameters but have failed to create a consistent picture that supersedes general relativity.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
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In his book-length study, Transcendental Style in Film, Paul Schrader argues that for a film in the transcendental style, form supersedes content.—
Roy Scranton
August 20,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Ensues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensues. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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