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
Obsessing over a single college Becoming overly focused on any one college outcome is a recipe for failure.
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Theo Wolf, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Facilities can score points just by writing policies or hiring staff, regardless of outcomes.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, Wired News, 25 June 2025
Those final numbers will look different, but the outcome is now a foregone conclusion: Zohran Mamdani is the Democratic nominee and, as such, is likely to be the next mayor.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 June 2025
The model’s averages—shaped, perhaps, by pro-tech biases baked in by Meta—narrowed the outcomes and foreclosed a diversity of thought.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
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Theo Wolf, CNBC, 25 June 2025
Facilities can score points just by writing policies or hiring staff, regardless of outcomes.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, Wired News, 25 June 2025
Those final numbers will look different, but the outcome is now a foregone conclusion: Zohran Mamdani is the Democratic nominee and, as such, is likely to be the next mayor.
—The Editors, National Review, 25 June 2025
The model’s averages—shaped, perhaps, by pro-tech biases baked in by Meta—narrowed the outcomes and foreclosed a diversity of thought.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcome
Noun
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The result is abundant natural light and views of the grounds beyond the home.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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The result, officials and experts say, is less violence and better outcomes.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2025
Noun
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After cooling, the resultant solid was ground into powder to produce the final pigment.—
Jay Kakade
June 14,
New Atlas,
14 June 2025
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Meanwhile caretakers are concerned with something that can be even more challenging to address: the psychological trauma resultant from years of abuse in captivity.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
Noun
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But, if team members sense that failure will result in terrible consequences and individual blame, their brains divert energy to being safe rather than being bold.—
Shani Harmon,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The state must swiftly come into compliance with Title IX or face the consequences that follow.—
Ryan Gaydos , Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
Noun
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All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.—
Jacorey Moon,
Architectural Digest,
21 June 2025
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Mature companies often cling to what worked in the past; the leaders usually built their legacies on products and systems that have outlived their utility and should be disrupted.—
Bill Fischer,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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“Outcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcome. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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