upshot

noun

ˈəp-ˌshät How to pronounce upshot (audio)
Definition of upshotnext
as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause the upshot of the court's ruling is that a number of communities will now have to change their gun laws

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Recent Examples of upshot The practical upshot is the kind of advice most homeowners likely never think to look for or remember intuitively. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 13 May 2026 The likely upshot is a nationwide partisan shift of fewer than a handful of seats. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026 How This Changes The Lending Workflow Speed and scale are the practical upshot. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026 One upshot of the menu’s byzantine sprawl is that every visit offers something new to discover. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for upshot
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  1. outcome
  2. result
  3. resultant
  4. consequence
Noun
  • These platforms are colonizing existing speculative spaces—like election results and sporting outcomes—while profiting from areas of asymmetrical knowledge that were previously not possible to monetize.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Additionally, Schumer told Punchbowl News that the outcome of the midterm elections has no bearing on his decision to seek party leadership.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of outcome
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  • By comparison, strong fluid flows elongated the cells and caused DNA damage, a crucial control detail that explains why past experiments might have yielded misleading results.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The result is something that looks dressy with minimal effort but feels like your favorite pair of yoga pants.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of result
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  • Surprisingly, despite his role in the Fast & Furious franchise and the resultant persona fans project on him, Gibson is, admittedly, not interested in pursuing motorsport and had never been drifting.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Ilie and Ghodla modeled the environment in which the resultant black hole seeds would exist and merge, calculating merger rates and the influence on the gravitational wave background.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of resultant
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  • After all, if the ultimate goal of a central bank is to regulate the temperature of an economy by changing the cost of credit, then the fact that credit is increasingly extended by the bond market rather than banks inevitably has consequences.
    — Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The statement pushed back on the suggestion that those involved in the incident faced few consequences at the time, revealing that the university’s Title IX proceedings resulted in a range of sanctions, including expulsions and suspensions.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of consequence

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“Upshot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/upshot. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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