as in results
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
one expected outcome of hard work is greater success
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Recent Examples of outcomes
What good outcomes could this rhetoric possibly create?
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Keith Wilson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Policymakers can put menopause care in the basic benefit package and require transparent reporting on access and outcomes.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
For consumers and companies, the positive climate outcomes are welcome side effects.
—Justin Worland, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Animal models, on the other hand, are more biologically complete but expensive, slow to yield results, and not always reliable for predicting human outcomes.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Instagram is now adopting the same label for a teen-safety feature, but the possible outcomes are less discrete and obvious.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Week 7 gives us another chance to form impassioned opinions on precarious outcomes.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Drawing on decades of work across industries and communities, the company aims to help clients navigate complex ecosystems, offering insight that accounts for measurable outcomes and human experience.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
The best way to overcome this skepticism is to speak their language and tie coaching outcomes to measurable business metrics like team productivity, retention rates and innovation cycles.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Keith Wilson, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Policymakers can put menopause care in the basic benefit package and require transparent reporting on access and outcomes.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
For consumers and companies, the positive climate outcomes are welcome side effects.
—Justin Worland, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
Animal models, on the other hand, are more biologically complete but expensive, slow to yield results, and not always reliable for predicting human outcomes.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Instagram is now adopting the same label for a teen-safety feature, but the possible outcomes are less discrete and obvious.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Week 7 gives us another chance to form impassioned opinions on precarious outcomes.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Drawing on decades of work across industries and communities, the company aims to help clients navigate complex ecosystems, offering insight that accounts for measurable outcomes and human experience.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
The best way to overcome this skepticism is to speak their language and tie coaching outcomes to measurable business metrics like team productivity, retention rates and innovation cycles.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcomes
Noun
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That's based on the DNA results, the commission said in a news release Thursday afternoon.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
24 Oct. 2025
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There’s a lot going into those results.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That vote, however, was made with the recognition that a rejection would come with consequences.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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If the Education Department does not act before the end of the year, those borrowers could face steep consequences.—
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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May Help Reduce Cancer Risk Including figs as part of a balanced, nutrient-rich diet may have anti-cancer effects.—
Cynthia Sass,
Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Rogers added that the effects would soon extend beyond the NNSA.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some of her products sold out within hours, even when Markle says her team assumed inventory would last weeks.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The researchers plan to explore embedding these hydrogels directly into products, improving stability, and scaling up production.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Outcomes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcomes. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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