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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as in result
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
a person's decision to purchase a certain automobile is often the resultant of an array of factors, ranging from the actual performance of the vehicle to the buyer's self-image
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Recent Examples of resultant
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
Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Did Trump not realize what Iran’s reaction would be to being attacked — closing the Strait of Hormuz and a resultant global economic impact?
—Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2026
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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 panic attack lands her back in the psychiatrist’s office.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
Did Trump not realize what Iran’s reaction would be to being attacked — closing the Strait of Hormuz and a resultant global economic impact?
—Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for resultant
Adjective
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The Iran war and the consequent global surge in energy prices is having a ripple effect on the war in Ukraine.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The consequent disruptions ground some airports to a near-halt, while others contended with security lines that snaked out into parking lots and lasted upward of four hours.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But that continued dedication to masking of any kind is not merely the result of unintelligence, or misplaced hypochondria, or even being affiliated with a specific political party.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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But Cepeda and Petro on Sunday night sowed doubt in the result and claimed — so far without evidence — that hundreds of thousands of votes were manipulated and that foreign actors interfered with the result.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The outcome of Tuesday's Democratic primary represents the latest example of the divide among Democrats over the party's direction.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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The state has a history of substantial vote updates after Election Day that can sometimes shift the outcome of elections as late-arriving mail and drop-off votes are counted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Camilla and William are reportedly aligned in their desire for even more consequences for Andrew and potentially, the rest of his family.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
31 May 2026
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In that sense, today’s audiences aren’t rejecting movie history so much as actively excavating it — but that feedback loop could have some unintended consequences for older creators.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
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“Resultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resultant. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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