SEQUEL Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

sequel

noun

ˈsē-kwəl

Definition of sequel

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 addition to the forthcoming Digger and the Days sequel, Cruise is also returning to the Maverick role in a third Top Gun film. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026 Directed by Jonathan Levine, the sequel to Days of Thunder is set for release on June 2, 2028. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2026 Paramount Pictures has dated the feature film sequel for June 2, 2028, when Cruise and Hathaway will hit the road almost 40 years after the original Tony Scott film was released. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026 Anne Hathaway has joined Tom Cruise for the Days of Thunder sequel, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sequel

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Noun

Channel 4 insiders are certainly not unhappy with the outcome.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
Such an outcome would amount to a transformation in the transatlantic alliance.

— JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of outcome

Noun

Ilie and Ghodla modeled the environment in which the resultant black hole seeds would exist and merge, calculating merger rates and the influence on the gravitational wave background.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
No other spacecraft has ever descended into the moon’s shadowy south polar craters, although NASA did crash a rocket into one in 2009 and watched a resultant plume of water vapor burst out.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of resultant

Noun

Strong El Niño events, such as the one revving up in the tropical Pacific, have rarely spared the Golden State from significant and damaging consequences.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The Federal Trade Commission has warned AI companies that privacy and confidentiality promises carry legal consequences.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of consequence

Noun

Another win was with a European car maker that replaced its next-gen Endpoint Detection and Response, legacy SIEM, and legacy vulnerability management product with an eight-figure net-new Falcon Flex.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Each has a king-size bed with a Casper mattress, custom The Henson robes and Frette towels, a frame TV, Marshall speakers, Grown Alchemist products, and a lot of natural light.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

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