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Recent Examples of side effect
The arch support worked overtime for her almost non-existing arches and prevented her shins and feet from feeling pain, an uncomfortable side effect of footwear that’s too flat.
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Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Concerns online have stirred conversations about whether the deterioration of oral health is a potential side effect of semaglutides.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
This is when a doctor can help determine whether the issue is a blockage, a nerve problem, a side effect of medication or something else entirely.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Weight loss is often a side effect of these medications.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
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Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Concerns online have stirred conversations about whether the deterioration of oral health is a potential side effect of semaglutides.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
This is when a doctor can help determine whether the issue is a blockage, a nerve problem, a side effect of medication or something else entirely.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
Weight loss is often a side effect of these medications.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for side effect
Noun
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The Steelers-Bengals game could have large ramifications for the rest of the season.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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But Aceves said the political consequences of federal government actions, including the antifa executive order, can be equal to or even more significant than legal ramifications.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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What To Know According to footage filmed by witness Ryan Garza, several officers can be seen rubbing their eyes, squinting, and struggling with the aftereffects of the gas on October 4.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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The aftereffects of the Simchat Torah massacre, when more civilian blood was spilled and on Israeli soil, livestreamed for the whole world to see, are certain to be as wide-reaching.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Sep. 2025
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Jim talked me through the legal complexities of both Peltier’s case and the libel suits.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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But given the complexity and heterogeneity of the disease, that’s not likely to be what a complete remedy will look like.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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The newest convolution is Italian Brainrot anime themes, popularized by creators like Smirzky, which turn the gibberish critters into cast members of a fictional TV show.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
10 Sep. 2025
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To run a convolution, data converts into laser light on the chip.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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Preservé is only compatible with the Motiva SmoothSilk Ergonomix (teardrop-shaped) breast implants, which the FDA approved last year, following a lengthy clinical trial that demonstrated unprecedentedly low rates of complications.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
15 Oct. 2025
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In an existential crisis triggered by critical illness or its complications, how does anyone restore emotional balance, chart a return to hope, or move towards acceptance?—
K.J.S. “Sunny” Anand,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Side effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20effect. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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