FALLOUTS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

fallouts

noun

plural of fallout

as in side effects

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Noun

The material also reduced unwanted by-products and maintained stable performance throughout 12-hour trials.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026
Take Root Bio and Heriot-Watt are investigating whether similar techniques could be applied to other food and agricultural by-products, including waste from fruit and vegetable processing.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026

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Democrat Jared Huffman of California, likely to become head of the House Natural Resources Committee, warned commissioners at yesterday's meeting that anyone advancing projects not authorized by Congress risks legal repercussions.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
Unfortunately, negotiating with Uber and DoorDash takes time, money, and lawyers, and though those repercussions might show up eventually, and maybe even prove effective, e-bike cowboys are getting bolder, faster, and more defiant by the day.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026

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Puerto Rico’s main musical export of the last three decades has been reggaeton and its various offshoots, resulting in international success.

— Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
North together, a practice regularly employed by networks in expanding franchises that helps to launch new offshoots and allows for seamless crossovers.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of offshoots

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The manga became a long-running 367-episode anime series and has had three previous big-screen spin-offs.

— John Bleasdale, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
Ricochet is best known for The Repair Shop, a heartwarming BBC series that has been running for a decade and spawned several spin-offs.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of spin-offs

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With two losses apiece, there will be College Football Playoff ramifications from this game.

— PJ Green November 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Endlessly reworked, the cost-effective 699 Superleggera became so popular that producer Cassina had to put an ad in Domus, the magazine Ponti had established three decades earlier, warning about the legal ramifications of copyright infringement.

— Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 2 Nov. 2026

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