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
The Cap Times also obtained the department’s case notes showing summaries of misconduct allegations, investigation practices and outcomes from probes spanning 2019 through part of 2022.
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Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Balaji Balasubramanian, president and chief product officer, SAP CX and consumer industries, said allowing multiple functions to impact the consumer experience in real time could lead to better loyalty and profit outcomes.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
The narrative too often focuses on headlines and hypotheticals, rather than on structure, incentives, and outcomes.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Whatever the outcome, the proceedings will test how the Espionage Act applies to senior officials and set precedent for future classified document cases.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Balaji Balasubramanian, president and chief product officer, SAP CX and consumer industries, said allowing multiple functions to impact the consumer experience in real time could lead to better loyalty and profit outcomes.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
The narrative too often focuses on headlines and hypotheticals, rather than on structure, incentives, and outcomes.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Whatever the outcome, the proceedings will test how the Espionage Act applies to senior officials and set precedent for future classified document cases.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcome
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It’s long been stated that his departure was the result of a disagreement with van Doesburg over the use of diagonal lines in De Stijl artworks, which van Doesburg supported and Mondrian was against.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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This format typically includes all performances, judge feedback, and elimination results.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Moyes and assistant McKinlay both remonstrated with the fourth official at the resultant flash of a yellow card.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The resultant program or app is established without any need for understanding computer programming.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Some of those involved in the group chat have already faced consequences, such Peter Giunta who was dismissed from his position as chief of staff to a New York assemblyman, and Bobby Walker who was dismissed from a New York congressional campaign.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Keys confirmed the cardiovascular and metabolic changes recorded in Warsaw but also documented psychological consequences that had not been reported before.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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Kahn is optimistic that Coach’s focus on a smaller number of affordable, yet consistent products puts it in a better place to manage cost and price increases than its competitors.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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Giants like Dassault, Ansys, and Siemens initially rolled out products catering to aviation, shipping, automotive, and petrochemical sectors.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Outcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcome. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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