as in result
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
one expected outcome of hard work is greater success
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Recent Examples of outcome
In real estate markets shaped by limited supply and shifting conditions, outcomes are often determined by timing, preparation, and the ability to respond quickly when opportunity emerges.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The equal time law encourages more speech and empowers voters to decide the outcome of elections.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 May 2026
That shift — from chasing passion to building outcomes — changed everything for me.
—Daren Smith, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
But recovery outcomes will never match prevention.
—Annika Erikson, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The equal time law encourages more speech and empowers voters to decide the outcome of elections.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 May 2026
That shift — from chasing passion to building outcomes — changed everything for me.
—Daren Smith, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
But recovery outcomes will never match prevention.
—Annika Erikson, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for outcome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcome
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As a result, the central government took drastic steps in 2020 to rein in a freewheeling property sector that once accounted for 30% of the country’s economic activity.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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In neighboring Uganda, officials said laboratory results confirmed two cases in the capital of Kampala − including one death − among people traveling from Congo with no apparent link to each other.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The resultant musical needed greater expansion of character, a gentler, simpler touch, a better sense of authentic teenage angst and a deeper focus on the heart.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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The resultant panic attack lands her back in the psychiatrist’s office.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Yet, any large-scale damage today would have far greater consequences than in the telegraph age, given the world’s near absolute dependence on data flows through these cables.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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The consequences would not be immediate or automatic.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Misiorowski, a product of Crowder College, a junior college in Neosho, Missouri, threw forty-three pitches at a hundred miles per hour or faster during his recent outing against the Nationals.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The company’s most recent product, Vengrove said, is a six-year-old corn whiskey, in honor of the United States’ 250th birthday.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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“Outcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcome. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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