side effects

noun

variants also side reactions
plural of side effect
as in ramifications

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  1. ramifications
  2. aftereffects
  3. complexities
  4. complications
Noun
  • Once Eckert authorised a staff member to spy on an opposition, someone more ingrained in the British game should have warned of the potential ramifications.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The exact close date has big ramifications on the level of taxes Walter will owe for the deal.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of ramifications
Noun
  • Many of our heroic Vietnam War veterans have continued to suffer the aftereffects of exposure to Agent Orange during their service.
    — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Because there are no other nearby heat generators, that energy must be residual aftereffects of an earlier era.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 2026
Definition of aftereffects
Noun
  • Compared to the more flawed Sherlock Holmes or James Bond — two other literary heroes whose various screen iterations have often, albeit not always, sanded down their complexities — Reacher is barely a character at all.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Cori navigates the complexities of growing up in a small town with men who limit her, a mother who can’t protect her, and her dream of becoming a writer.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of complexities
Noun
  • Having been signed in January, and impressed in pre-season, complications with his registration meant he was set to be blocked from featuring in competitive games until his 18th birthday in January 2027.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The complications of change In China, divorce could also potentially trigger examination from officials.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of complications
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