Thesaurus results for SIDE REACTION

side effect

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Recent Examples of side effect For decades, midlife sleep struggles have been dismissed as an inevitable side effect of getting older. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026 Nausea is a common side effect of these medications, and heavy, greasy meals can amplify it rather than settle the stomach. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 Dizziness can be a side effect of GLP-1 medications, but the TV host doesn’t know what led to her symptoms. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 The resulting anxiety and panic are an unfortunate side effect of a banner year for fireworks shows. — Bill Chappell, NPR, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for side effect

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Noun

This issue has major ramifications across rare disease drug development, as sponsors need predictability to utilize innovative tools such as platform designation or even basket trials.

— Kat Bryant Knudson, STAT, 31 July 2026
That being said, the ramifications are a whole lot larger and deserve a moment of reflective consideration.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of ramification

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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 aftereffect

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In their alternating waves of resentment and understanding, anger and sorrow, D’Arcy and Cooke imbue Rhaenyra and Alicent’s dynamic with all the weight of this history and none of its convolutions.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 15 June 2026
Previous studies have shown that hardware tailored for specific mathematical operations, such as Fourier and convolution transforms, can significantly outperform general-purpose processors.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026

Definition of convolution

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Each of Marvel’s Spider-Man movies adds a new complication to Peter’s not-so-secret identity, and No Way Home sees Peter flee from the consequences of being unmasked.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Typically, front office exits such as Yzerman’s occur in mid-April; starting a search in mid-July creates obvious potential complications — namely, that training camp begins in seven weeks.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 30 July 2026

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