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 outcome of the race will likely not be officially certified for weeks, due to the state’s notoriously slow vote counting process.
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
The outcome of the match between his friend and sporting sibling was a sad one.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 3 June 2026
People want their tax dollars spent on strategies that benefit them and deliver outcomes that improve society.
—Ana Zamora, Time, 3 June 2026
Changing either of those factors measurably shifts the outcome.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for outcome
Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
The outcome of the match between his friend and sporting sibling was a sad one.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 3 June 2026
People want their tax dollars spent on strategies that benefit them and deliver outcomes that improve society.
—Ana Zamora, Time, 3 June 2026
Changing either of those factors measurably shifts the outcome.
—Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for outcome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcome
Noun
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But that continued dedication to masking of any kind is not merely the result of unintelligence, or misplaced hypochondria, or even being affiliated with a specific political party.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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But Cepeda and Petro on Sunday night sowed doubt in the result and claimed — so far without evidence — that hundreds of thousands of votes were manipulated and that foreign actors interfered with the result.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Noun
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This is because, as the authors of the study note, people holding grudges tend to feel a sense of righteousness surrounding their hurt, as well as with their experience of the resultant grudge itself.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Both aircraft were destroyed in the resultant crash with fire causing the death of four crew members on both planes.—
Jerry Shnay,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Camilla and William are reportedly aligned in their desire for even more consequences for Andrew and potentially, the rest of his family.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
31 May 2026
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In that sense, today’s audiences aren’t rejecting movie history so much as actively excavating it — but that feedback loop could have some unintended consequences for older creators.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
Noun
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The Lottery tentatively plans to begin offering some of its products online and through its app this summer, marking another expansion of the state’s gaming ecosystem.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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And to keep in the retailer’s good graces, national suppliers have reformulated their cereals and other products.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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“Outcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcome. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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