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
Anyone else feeling seriously deflated by this outcome?
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The outcome may hinge on next week’s benchmark revisions to payroll data, which could show hundreds of thousands fewer jobs created over the past year than previously reported.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Overall, Christopher hypothesizes that the difference in outcomes varied because more active athletes stayed stronger than those who had to — or chose to — decrease their activity.
—Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Then-Chiefs safety Daniel Sorenson intercepted Philip Rivers in the end zone in the final seconds to seal the outcome in Mexico City.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The outcome may hinge on next week’s benchmark revisions to payroll data, which could show hundreds of thousands fewer jobs created over the past year than previously reported.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Overall, Christopher hypothesizes that the difference in outcomes varied because more active athletes stayed stronger than those who had to — or chose to — decrease their activity.
—Starre Vartan, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Then-Chiefs safety Daniel Sorenson intercepted Philip Rivers in the end zone in the final seconds to seal the outcome in Mexico City.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcome
Noun
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The result is that the field of ketamine therapy goes unregulated.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Police have not indicated whether the test results have come back, who owns the dogs or if there are more dogs possibly being investigated.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The resultant casualty levels were stunning.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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This pace of growth means that every new generation of AI comes with an order-of-magnitude increase in energy, water demand and the resultant CO2 impact.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The decisions ultimately have dire consequences for both the erstwhile pals and everyone else living on Inisherin.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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But the then-21-year-old soon felt the consequences of his overnight fame.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Each cabin also comes complete with high-end amenities like Dyptique Paris bath products, Bose Bluetooth speakers, and Nespresso coffee makers.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Other items listed in the top 20 product groups responsible for injuries included exercise equipment, cans, basketballs, ladders, desks, rugs and bathtubs.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Outcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcome. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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