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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Margaret Kran-Annexstein, director of the Sierra Club’s Colorado chapter, said that devastating flooding hit the state in 2013, causing damage worth nearly $4 billion.

— Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
When these grains are coarse and broad, microcracks can easily run through them, causing sudden structural failure.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of causing

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Concierge specials such as creating your own gin at a nearby Palma distillery or watching espadrilles being made in Palma’s Olivar market are original diversions.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Those that don’t risk creating fleets of intelligent systems capable of making very expensive and detrimental mistakes.

— Tony Grout, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of creating

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The travel retail channel, generating $76 billion overall, is always on the front line of world events.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
When the third act slows down to dramatize the hours of Altman’s ouster from OpenAI, Guadagnino has almost no way of generating the sort of ice-blooded intrigue that runs in Fincher’s veins.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

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The midterm election has arrived in Florida, bringing with it clashes for governor, Congress and the state Legislature, consequential constitutional amendments and local races and referenda.

— Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
Bryan's shirt immediately ignited a debate online, with social media users split over whether the singer was making a courageous political statement or bringing politics into a concert where fans simply came to hear music.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of bringing

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Things seemed to hit bottom after the 2008 financial crisis, prompting Phil Plummer, who was then Montgomery County Sheriff, to enter politics.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Violent crime has also dominated the list of voter concerns in Brazilian election polls, prompting candidates to pledge tougher security measures.

— Reuters, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of prompting

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Some of the stories are just spoken matter-of-factly, while others are acted out with Jaku doing all the voices.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Anyone attempting to judge these works by their relationship to canonized video, computational art, and painting may have difficulty doing so.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of doing

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Meanwhile, over in Asia, a top McKinsey executive laid out what sets Asia's owner-CEOs apart, drawing on the firm's research that helps filter out the key factors that determine successful leadership.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Instead, the self-regulating organization takes the day-to-day lead in devising standards, conducting oversight, enforcing rules, and punishing bad actors, drawing on its business members’ unique knowledge and real-world expertise.

— William R. Gruver, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026

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