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as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
a predictable outgrowth of the suburb's ever growing population will be the need for more schools
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as in derivation
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
an industry that is an outgrowth of the technology first developed for the U.S. space program
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Recent Examples of outgrowth
In practice, though, the entire industry is essentially an outgrowth of his blog’s comment section.
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Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Organized in a fashion, but loosely so, an outgrowth, in both spirit and practical measure, of the network of express riders devised by Samuel Adams and elevated by Paul Revere.
—Kostya Kennedy, Time, 16 Feb. 2026
Conversely, the Chinese campaign is the outgrowth of a plan called Project 921, first backed by the Chinese Communist Party in 1992.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2026
It was created in 2003, an outgrowth of a policy change after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Organized in a fashion, but loosely so, an outgrowth, in both spirit and practical measure, of the network of express riders devised by Samuel Adams and elevated by Paul Revere.
—Kostya Kennedy, Time, 16 Feb. 2026
Conversely, the Chinese campaign is the outgrowth of a plan called Project 921, first backed by the Chinese Communist Party in 1992.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Feb. 2026
It was created in 2003, an outgrowth of a policy change after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgrowth
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In the priority 3 group are items like examining the moon's limb and terminator, appraising the celestial body's volcanic history, and making observations of Earth from deep space.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Now, the crew is seeing more topography from the moon’s western limb.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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While your brave nature prefers fast outcomes, letting ideas mature in private should put you in a position to act with more confidence in a positive outcome.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The outcome of the trial seems foreseeable early on.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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Five years after he was killed, in response to political unrest, the government increased the derivation fund to 13 percent for oil-producing states.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Large Language Models often struggle with precise derivations and calculations in theoretical physics, sometimes exhibiting inconsistent reasoning.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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Yang is part of a generation of workers that powered China's growth by digging coal from underground mines in Datong, a city known as China's coal capital in the northern province of Shanxi.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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By examining brain tissue removed in such surgeries, a team led by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has identified mutations in genes that control the growth of neurons, including one affecting an enzyme that is important in cell proliferation.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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No matter the result, Curry is back and healthy at long last for the Warriors after a right knee injury, and everyone at Chase Center celebrated right along with him in Golden State's 117-116 loss to the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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In golf, your results determine your payday.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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The federal agency that regulates derivatives markets is ready to put the hammer down on prediction markets.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The formula includes soothing hydrators such as glycerin, dimethicone, and glyceryl behenate, plus antioxidants (vitamin E and C derivatives) to help calm and protect the skin.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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Its harshest critics continue to insist that there’s no clear neural evidence for distinct, multiple intelligences (MI); the theory is not readily testable (in the way IQ is); and MI’s offshoot teaching strategies are inappropriately studied (even outright harmful).—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Apr. 2026
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Funding for the initiative stems from a $20,000 reserve administered by the Reparations Stakeholder Authority of Evanston, an offshoot of the Evanston Community Foundation (ECF).—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The resultant device blends fast discharge speeds with massive storage capacity, holding up to 25 times more energy per kilogram than conventional versions.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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Then came the attack on Iran, with the resultant manufacturing of consent.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Outgrowth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgrowth. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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