RESULTING (IN) Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

resulting (in)

verb

present participle of result (in)

as in causing

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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From Beyoncé, Solange, and Jay-Z’s elevator incident in 2014, to Kim Kardashian causing a stir after wearing Marilyn Monroe’s beaded dress to the 2022 Met Gala, fashion’s biggest night is no stranger to backlash.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 5 Nov. 2026
Hackers are targeting the technology controlling supermarket fridges and freezers across Europe, causing disruption, ruining millions of euros worth of food, and raising serious concerns about how prepared the UK is for a similar assault.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of causing

Verb

Trump choices could prove costly Republicans tried to buck historical precedent — a president’s party almost always loses seats during the midterms — with an aggressive redistricting effort aimed at creating a more favorable congressional map.

— Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
On the title track Chen reaches for the psaltery (a kind of zither without frets), creating a meandering, medieval atmosphere whose ubiquitous electronic background buzz foreshadows the biting screams and blistering bass to come.

— James Gui, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of creating

Verb

His team is still generating preclinical data to justify doing it for the advanced maternal age group.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 Nov. 2026
The study from August found that many models may avoid generating content around familiar conspiracies, but can generally be manipulated into creating misleading material.

— Julia Boorstin, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of generating

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Heidi Rackliffe, Avec’s chief program officer, was bringing her team in on weekends to call everybody back.

— Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
By bringing a familiar nameplate into the electric era, VW has a chance to make the transition feel less like a leap into the unknown and more like buying the next version of a car people already understand.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of bringing

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After two days when admission was by invitation only, Art Basel Paris opened to the public Friday -- but only for the day, with the threat of unrest prompting organizers to cancel the weekend program.

— ELITSA GADEVA, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Some even pitched tents and 55 people were arrested in the early hours of Tuesday morning, prompting further demonstrations.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of prompting

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Yet Middle Eastern history shows that shifts in values can be crucial in bringing about changes in social and political organization.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
Fortunately, new WiFi systems are bringing about bold new solutions to age-old problems.

— William Jones, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bringing about

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If the idea of doing surgery on a raw turkey gives you a stress rash, ask your butcher to do it—even at the supermarket.

— Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Even while every utopia contains the seeds of its opposite, so too does any dystopia provide, even briefly or contingently, intimations of a different way of doing things.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of doing

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The Information describes it as a customized platform drawing on hardware and engineering experience from three generations of Fourier robots.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Another creation, the carrot bamboo, brings together vermouth, gin, manzanilla sherry, carrot, yuzu, and shiso, drawing on flavors from both Europe and Asia.

— Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

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