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
  • Consider the party’s hesitancy in addressing the financial ramifications of China’s demographic decline.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The ultimate decision could have broad ramifications for similar lawsuits around the country.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of ramifications
Noun
  • Nor has Erica’s return to duty silenced the aftereffects of her time with the Gorn.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The story of a woman who’s still dealing with the aftereffects of that [abuse] isn’t told as much as a woman who’s currently in an abusive relationship and trying to get out.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of aftereffects
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  • There is now greater understanding of the complexities in such relationships, said Katie Ray-Jones, CEO of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, which provides support and tools for survivors 24/7.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Those cases point to complexities in the Muse settings that confound experts, let alone laypersons.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of complexities
Noun
  • Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has been discharged from the hospital and returned to prison after surviving a botched lethal injection that left her with serious medical complications, her attorneys announced.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • And those implications and complications for Gabrielle ended up shaping my novel’s narrative considerably.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of complications
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“Side effects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20effects. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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