FALLOUTS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

fallouts

noun

plural of fallout

as in side effects

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Noun

In the team’s demonstration, the CO2 reacted with the industrial by-products to form high-purity calcite.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Coir, a fibrous material made from by-products of coconut husks; it is often used as a substitute for peat.

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 29 May 2026

Definition of by-products

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These are effectively small disruptions to an athlete’s muscle fibres, which have both good and bad repercussions.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Though sympathetic to the onslaught of treatments Zai is facing, the meek, protective Minoti warns her of the repercussions of rebellion.

— Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of repercussions

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The excessive proliferation of totems and masks as decor is more closely associated with Beachcomber offshoots and descendants in the ’50s and ’60s.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Don’t worry, the offshoots are going to mature in about a year to gradually replace those of the parent plants.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of offshoots

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Structural remedies refer to divestitures, spin-offs and other changes to the makeup of the combined company.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Sequels, spin-offs, and remakes abounded, many of them starring Lam Ching-ying, who played the Taoist priest in Lau’s original.

— Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of spin-offs

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The commission’s guidelines have significant ramifications for technologies that could strengthen global food security, but the body is slow, underfunded, and controversial.

— Anna Nelson, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026
The ramifications extend beyond the movement of consumer goods.

— Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of ramifications

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