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
In the midst of all this, Orcutt, once of scabrous ’90s noise legends Harry Pussy, has made a sequel to the instrumental solo album that gave birth to the BOGQ, 2022’s Music For Four Guitars.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
Oliver voiced Vanity Smurf in 2011 film The Smurfs and its 2013 sequel The Smurfs 2, and Zazu the bird in 2019’s The Lion King.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
The Devil Wears Prada sequel hit cinemas 20 years after the first film, with brand collabs from Valentino to Tresemmé.
—Amy Francombe, Vogue, 28 May 2026
Joe and Kevin immediately jumped in to joke that the movie was either Mel Gibson's 2004 film The Passion of the Christ or its upcoming 2027 sequels, The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One and Part Two.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
Oliver voiced Vanity Smurf in 2011 film The Smurfs and its 2013 sequel The Smurfs 2, and Zazu the bird in 2019’s The Lion King.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
The Devil Wears Prada sequel hit cinemas 20 years after the first film, with brand collabs from Valentino to Tresemmé.
—Amy Francombe, Vogue, 28 May 2026
Joe and Kevin immediately jumped in to joke that the movie was either Mel Gibson's 2004 film The Passion of the Christ or its upcoming 2027 sequels, The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One and Part Two.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequel
Noun
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My answer is that the alternative — silence, forgetting, the regime’s preferred outcome — is worse.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2026
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When business and tech teams share responsibility for outcomes, decisions stay grounded in real impact.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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But that continued dedication to masking of any kind is not merely the result of unintelligence, or misplaced hypochondria, or even being affiliated with a specific political party.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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But Cepeda and Petro on Sunday night sowed doubt in the result and claimed — so far without evidence — that hundreds of thousands of votes were manipulated and that foreign actors interfered with the result.—
Megan Janetsky,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Noun
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The resultant work will ultimately be publicly presented, and as part of the residency’s stipulations, Rowe will retain intellectual property rights to and ownership of it.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
22 May 2026
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One potential drawback of the proposal for higher tuition rates could be a resultant drop in enrollment levels of nonresident students.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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Camilla and William are reportedly aligned in their desire for even more consequences for Andrew and potentially, the rest of his family.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
31 May 2026
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In that sense, today’s audiences aren’t rejecting movie history so much as actively excavating it — but that feedback loop could have some unintended consequences for older creators.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
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The Lottery tentatively plans to begin offering some of its products online and through its app this summer, marking another expansion of the state’s gaming ecosystem.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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And to keep in the retailer’s good graces, national suppliers have reformulated their cereals and other products.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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“Sequel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequel. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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