as in effects
the power to bring about a result on another
your decision not to go to college will have repercussions you'll feel for years to come
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Recent Examples of repercussions
That escalation can have serious repercussions for borrowers, including court judgments that could lead to frozen bank accounts in certain cases.
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Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Rising tensions in the Middle East are causing significant global economic repercussions, disrupting essential trade routes and supply chains, and driving up the costs of fuel, fertilizer and food.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Like any global conflict, its repercussions ripple outward far from the immediate war zone.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
The conclusions could carry significant political repercussions because some Republican lawmakers are threatening a vote to expel Cherfilus-McCormick from the House.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
The repercussions of Iran’s choke hold on the strait are not limited to the gas pump and jet fuel.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
Those workers took with them their families and their future families, compounding and extending the repercussions of past job destruction.
—Christopher Briem, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
The recent verdict in a lawsuit against a Miami-Dade municipality’s government could have repercussions for developers and local governments across the country.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
The repercussions were far-reaching.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Rising tensions in the Middle East are causing significant global economic repercussions, disrupting essential trade routes and supply chains, and driving up the costs of fuel, fertilizer and food.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Like any global conflict, its repercussions ripple outward far from the immediate war zone.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
The conclusions could carry significant political repercussions because some Republican lawmakers are threatening a vote to expel Cherfilus-McCormick from the House.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
The repercussions of Iran’s choke hold on the strait are not limited to the gas pump and jet fuel.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
Those workers took with them their families and their future families, compounding and extending the repercussions of past job destruction.
—Christopher Briem, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
The recent verdict in a lawsuit against a Miami-Dade municipality’s government could have repercussions for developers and local governments across the country.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
The repercussions were far-reaching.
—Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repercussions
Noun
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And nowhere are the effects of higher ACA premiums felt more than in Miami-Dade, which has the largest Obamacare enrollment population — more than 1 million last year, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — of any county in the nation.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Though no studies have shown adverse effects from aluminum deodorants, natural deodorants sold to health-conscious consumers are generally aluminum-free.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The ubiquity and strictness of regulation has real business impacts.—
Francesca Cassidy,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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That is nearly four months of its overall seaborne crude imports, which cushion short term impacts from the war.—
Anton L. Delgado,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Dishes like jerk chicken and rice and beans cooked in coconut milk reflect the region’s deep Jamaican and British colonial influences that are distinctive from other parts of Costa Rica.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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Volatility influences aspects such as funding rates, liquidation thresholds and margin needs.—
Felysha Walker,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
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