as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
higher prices are a logical sequel to higher costs for manufacturers
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Recent Examples of sequel
While a present-day appearance in a future Scream sequel might be off the table, Barrymore thinks that there’s potential in taking a look back.
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The show returned for a sequel series, Fuller House, that ran on Netflix for five seasons, from 2016 to 2020.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Lionsgate just dropped an extended teaser for the sixth film, Sunrise on the Reaping—a sequel to 2023’s Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and a prequel leading into the events of the first film, The Hunger Games (2012).
—ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
Still, the sequel is an unabashed hit by any measure, having cost only $110 million to produce.
—Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The show returned for a sequel series, Fuller House, that ran on Netflix for five seasons, from 2016 to 2020.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
Lionsgate just dropped an extended teaser for the sixth film, Sunrise on the Reaping—a sequel to 2023’s Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and a prequel leading into the events of the first film, The Hunger Games (2012).
—ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
Still, the sequel is an unabashed hit by any measure, having cost only $110 million to produce.
—Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequel
Noun
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The conditions in the strait remain in flux, some analysts said, leaving a wide range of possible outcomes.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The city will also look at outcomes in foot traffic, business activity, and overall vibrancy for markers of success.—
Monique John,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The end result was far from what the client had envisioned.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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The result looks a bit like the internet sensation the Crooked Man, who exercises his left trapezius and nothing else.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The resultant lift the craft exhibited is probably the first instance of plane taking off vertically.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Apr. 2026
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The resultant device blends fast discharge speeds with massive storage capacity, holding up to 25 times more energy per kilogram than conventional versions.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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No one else had to live under the shadow of its consequences.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Working families on Staten Island are already feeling the consequences.—
Nicole Malliotakis,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Texas hemp retailers are getting temporary relief after a judge blocked the state's new ban on smokable THC products – a rule that shop owners say threatened to wipe out large portions of their business.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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China banned the import of Taiwanese pineapples in 2021 and since then extended the import ban to products as varied as the grouper fish, squid, tuna and other fruits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Sequel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequel. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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