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
He’s also talked about ideas for Obsession sequels and even an anthology series where different kinds of wishes and their unforeseen effects are explored.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Against all expectations, the film was a massive hit, and Lester was tasked with coming up with a sequel.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Already, the movie is the second-highest-grossing biopic of all time, and there’s serious speculation that a sequel will be produced, given that the movie’s timeline stops in the late 1980s.
—Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Cole was created for the movie, and his abrupt fate in the sequel provides some subtle clues that he was not well received.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for sequel
Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Against all expectations, the film was a massive hit, and Lester was tasked with coming up with a sequel.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 May 2026
Already, the movie is the second-highest-grossing biopic of all time, and there’s serious speculation that a sequel will be produced, given that the movie’s timeline stops in the late 1980s.
—Jemele Hill, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
Cole was created for the movie, and his abrupt fate in the sequel provides some subtle clues that he was not well received.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequel
Noun
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An unprecedented stinker of an outcome.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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The real fix is to redesign the work so that a single team, with clear decision authority, can own an outcome end to end.—
Steve Taplin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Noun
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As a result, the central government took drastic steps in 2020 to rein in a freewheeling property sector that once accounted for 30% of the country’s economic activity.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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In neighboring Uganda, officials said laboratory results confirmed two cases in the capital of Kampala − including one death − among people traveling from Congo with no apparent link to each other.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
Noun
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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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The resultant musical needed greater expansion of character, a gentler, simpler touch, a better sense of authentic teenage angst and a deeper focus on the heart.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Yet, any large-scale damage today would have far greater consequences than in the telegraph age, given the world’s near absolute dependence on data flows through these cables.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
17 May 2026
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The consequences would not be immediate or automatic.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Misiorowski, a product of Crowder College, a junior college in Neosho, Missouri, threw forty-three pitches at a hundred miles per hour or faster during his recent outing against the Nationals.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The company’s most recent product, Vengrove said, is a six-year-old corn whiskey, in honor of the United States’ 250th birthday.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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“Sequel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequel. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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