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Definition of resultantnext
as in consequent
coming as a result frequent trips to the ice cream parlor and the resultant weight gain were starting to affect my tennis game

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noun

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Recent Examples of resultant
Adjective
The resultant pollution from the Canadian blazes spread across Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio and even reached as far as Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Mississippi, according to the report. Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 28 Aug. 2025 The resultant imagery is all eerily fascistic: the British army takes to the streets of London, and the press are rounded up to be taken to a non-specified location. Jack King, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
The resultant explosion of particle effects will overwhelm the game engine and immediately trigger a blood moon. Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026 Those guilty verdicts and the resultant 23-year sentence were tossed by New York’s Court of Appeals in 2024 based on allegations the jury heard about from three additional women, which were not tied to the charges. Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for resultant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for resultant
Adjective
  • My encouragement of resistance to the draft resulted in my being indicted by the assistant U.S. attorney in my hometown of Pensacola, and my consequent decision to immigrate to Canada.
    Philip Mullins, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Reversing these toxic incentives would go a long way to reducing the overmedicalization and consequent overprescription with which MAHA is concerned.
    Dr. James S. Gordon, Time, 18 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Speak up to create results that show integrity.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Most of the games Gordon has missed this season have been the result of a recurring right hamstring strain.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Regardless of the outcome, Thune said that the vote helps Republicans go back on offense after weeks of intraparty tensions over the SAVE America Act.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Jim Steyer, the chief executive of Common Sense Media, said the outcomes so far show that the courts, state legislatures and foreign governments are now aligning to reshape Silicon Valley.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The consequences were manifold.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • This gap has real consequences, the authors argue.
    Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026

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“Resultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resultant. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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