as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
the surgery was successful, but she now had to deal with its aftermath: a huge bill
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Recent Examples of aftermath
In the aftermath, Hal (Boris Granolic) and Rosalyn (Marisela Grajeda Gonzalez) navigate practical realities and growing tensions, exposing latent mental illness and a fractured domesticity.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
Her Night Moves may have been a thriller, though its focus was less the act of environmental sabotage that its characters carried out than its doleful aftermath.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 13 May 2025
Photos shown in court Monday captured the bloody aftermath of the murders, such as gunshot wounds and bullets protruding Thomas’ and Williams’ skin.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
Trump first posed the idea of overhauling FEMA while visiting North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in January.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 2 May 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
Her Night Moves may have been a thriller, though its focus was less the act of environmental sabotage that its characters carried out than its doleful aftermath.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 13 May 2025
Photos shown in court Monday captured the bloody aftermath of the murders, such as gunshot wounds and bullets protruding Thomas’ and Williams’ skin.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
Trump first posed the idea of overhauling FEMA while visiting North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in January.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftermath
Noun
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This outcome means that sprawling universes go well beyond the MCU.—
Eric Kohn,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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The outcome was similar, with a judge ruling that intelligent design is not science, and that forcing teachers to give equal time to intelligent design as an alternative to Darwin’s theory would be unconstitutional.—
Dan Falk,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
Noun
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But the results confirmed our fears: the mass was consistent with lung cancer.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Omar Barghouti, the co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, a global campaign aimed at pressuring Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian land, told CNN that unless Israel’s allies totally stop support for Israel, their actions will yield few results.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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Show how data from customers/employees contributes to product innovations; present plans for sharing resultant value. 2.—
James Felton Keith,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Finally, the resultant structure was coated in potassium hydroxide, which washes away less stable structures and leaves behind thousands of microscopic pores.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Outside that anonymous act, the job is to report the truth, whatever the likely consequences.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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An unfortunate consequence of all the rumors and news is that many people are applying for Social Security benefits earlier than previously planned, according to The Wall Street Journal.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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“Aftermath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftermath. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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