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as in ramification
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Recent Examples of side effect
Its side effects can include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, the journal Frontiers in Science notes.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
Researchers have attempted to pin blame on everything from digital distractions like smartphones to footwear, obesity and the side effects of certain medications.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
Similarly, generative-AI tools can contribute to drug design by helping scientists more efficiently balance various molecular traits, side effects, or other factors before going to a lab or trial.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
Antidepressants in general may cause side effects including an upset gastrointestinal tract, decreased libido, weight gain, headaches, insomnia, tremor or temperature changes, according to Joseph.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
Researchers have attempted to pin blame on everything from digital distractions like smartphones to footwear, obesity and the side effects of certain medications.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
Similarly, generative-AI tools can contribute to drug design by helping scientists more efficiently balance various molecular traits, side effects, or other factors before going to a lab or trial.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
Antidepressants in general may cause side effects including an upset gastrointestinal tract, decreased libido, weight gain, headaches, insomnia, tremor or temperature changes, according to Joseph.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for side effect
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Swann’s choices have ramifications for her relationship with her friends in both the past and the present, meaning that scenes can play out vastly differently.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2025
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In other parts of the country, the ramifications were immediately apparent.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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But Helene, a federal disaster worker who coincidentally goes by the same name as the storm, also worries about this community's invisible problems that tend to persist, months later — like mold and financial and mental health aftereffects.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Southeast Asian region continues to grapple with the calamity's aftereffects.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Fort Worth needs a Chief who understands the complexities of law enforcement and is dedicated to fostering safety, transparency, and trust citywide.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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The platform removes complexity out of operations and provides visibility, automation, and clarity.—
Jennifer Pierce,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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These convolutions come across as brand management to the point of wish fulfillment; did a Fleischer Studios executive give the note that under no circumstances must the musical imply that Betty Boop is anything else than universally adored?—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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Yet in some of her works, including her 1980 novel, Woman Running in the Mountains, this break with convention comes to feel liberatory, like the promise of something wild and deep that allows the body to survive the convolutions of history.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2025
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For patients awaiting transplants, this breakthrough means stronger donor hearts, fewer complications and a brighter shot at a second chance.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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No manager can anticipate every need or every complication.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Side effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20effect. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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