redound

as in to result
formal to have a particular result
used especially to describe how something affects someone or something or affects the opinion that people have about someone or something
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It redounds to his credit that he worked so hard to prevent this crisis.

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Recent Examples of redound Crypto mining consumes more electricity than many countries, but its benefits redound only to the miner and parties to the transaction. Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Amid extreme uncertainty, at least one is clear: Trump putting his name on the Fed’s role in the economy won’t redound to Asia’s benefit. William Pesek, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Attacks on democracy also are redounding, to democracy’s favor. Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024 Because American companies and foundations are private actors, however, the benefits of their investments do not redound to the U.S. government. Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for redound
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  • The Trump administration’s policy reversal and resulting mootness justify that outcome under standard precedent, the filing argues.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 16 June 2025
  • Her issue is more with the license given to genius, and the resulting admiration of traits that are not all that admirable.
    S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025

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“Redound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redound. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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