redounds

verb

present tense third-person singular of redound
as in results
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
—+ to It redounds to his credit that he worked so hard to prevent this crisis.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for redounds
  1. works
  2. operates
  3. performs
  4. acts
  5. pans out
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  • Connor, meanwhile, reportedly works as a DJ and is based in Florida.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026
  • Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice is a nonprofit organization that works with congregations throughout Southern California to support workers’ rights.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of works
Verb
  • Much of cross-border e-commerce operates under a Delivered Duty Unpaid (DDU) model, where the consumer—not the merchant—is the importer of record.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Head Start, which operates in all 50 states, has long enjoyed robust bipartisan support.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of operates
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  • Ludacris performs onstage during ONE Musicfest 2025 at Piedmont Park on October 26, 2025, in Atlanta.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Chief also busts out dance moves of his own and performs drum solos (with Lawson's helping hand).
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of performs
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  • The sticky asphalt also acts like flypaper, trapping any organism that falls in and providing scientists with evidence of a distant world.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The 15th-century Castello di Santa Caterina, a fortress perched atop Favignana’s highest hill, acts as the royal palace.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of acts
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  • Maybe the trio of prospects never pans out, at least not the way the Tigers hope.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • If everything pans out, Rose could be seeing his name in lights in Kansas City more often — and sooner, rather than later.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of pans out
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