RESULTED (IN) Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

resulted (in)

verb

past tense of result (in)

as in caused

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) the mix of icy conditions and rush-hour traffic resulted in a number of accidents on the interstate

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Scientists say climate change, caused mainly by burning oil, coal and gas, is making the Mediterranean Sea hotter, bringing hundreds of new and invasive fish species that decimate indigenous populations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Focus is primarily on what are known as soft kills, which encompass ways of stopping drones by signal interference or disruptions caused by external energy.

— Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

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Along the way, some businesses failed while others became neighborhood institutions that, collectively, created a place where almost every storefront seemed to have a story behind it.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Melanie Barcenas and Gia Corley created difficult tests for Dickey.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026

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The apartments brought thousands of new residents, many with the disposable income developers and national retailers covet.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Knight brought both belts into the ring, distracting the referee by throwing the world title in the ring.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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This would be consistent with the idea that this volcano is fueled by stably residing mantle melts as opposed to transient magmas generated by subduction or hotspots.

— Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
Rumors have been swirling around the details of the third entry in the Black Panther series for years — many of them generated by members of the film’s high-profile cast.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 July 2026

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