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as in resultant
coming as a result
his high-fat diet and the consequential weight gain
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as in important
having great meaning or lasting effect
the American Civil War is often regarded as the nation's most consequential event since its founding
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as in smug
having too high an opinion of oneself
for such a consequential businessman, he's head of a rather small company
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Recent Examples of consequential
In Europe, some policymakers insist that the war in Ukraine is the defining crisis of our time, others see conflicts in the Middle East, economic instability, massive immigration flows as equally, if not more, consequential.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Trump’s consolidation of power this time has been fast and consequential.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
The talks, scheduled for Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, mark another consequential step by the Trump administration to reverse U.S. policy on isolating Russia, and are meant to pave the way for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
In one of the most consequential and daring pieces of theater The Stage has produced in recent years, Ibsen’s timeless clarion call is fully displayed in a production not hiding behind vagaries.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Trump’s consolidation of power this time has been fast and consequential.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
The talks, scheduled for Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, mark another consequential step by the Trump administration to reverse U.S. policy on isolating Russia, and are meant to pave the way for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
—Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
In one of the most consequential and daring pieces of theater The Stage has produced in recent years, Ibsen’s timeless clarion call is fully displayed in a production not hiding behind vagaries.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consequential
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The rally in bonds and resultant drop in interest rates is, in my opinion, a sector rotation out of equities.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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System 1 is then populated by System 2's processing of experiences in the world, and the resultant distillation of what works and therefore is the next best action (or word).—
Marcus Weldon,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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But this year the 54-year-old stepped into what’s arguably the most challenging, complex, and coveted role in American musical theater, Mama Rose, in the equally as important midcentury Broadway musical Gypsy.—
The Glamour editors,
Glamour,
8 Mar. 2025
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Comments Emily Bett Rickards knew very little about professional wrestling before signing on to play one of its most important female trailblazers, Mildred Burke, in the biopic Queen of the Ring.—
Alamin Yohannes,
EW.com,
8 Mar. 2025
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While the Duttons are just barely scraping by, the smug evil-doer is enjoying a warm bath in his mansion.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Most of your editorials, John Brummett, Rex Nelson, and John Deering, are blatant Trump haters, and their smug, condescending echo-chamber mindsets are constantly denigrating, mocking, and disrespecting at least 64 percent of your potential readers.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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The reduction in future Social Security benefits caused by these excess deaths was then recalculated by NBER to $205 billion considering the consequent decrease in future payroll tax flows and higher payments to surviving spouses and children.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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The consequent ubiquity of the word has brought us to Phase 3, in which people now say oneshotted without quotation marks—not in reference to the original post but rather as a vehicle for conveying its own meaning.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
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While the Board appreciates that mistakes can be made, the mistakes here are significant and damaging to the BBC.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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This is after recent significant rises in the price of electricity.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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So for him, super proud of him and for him first and foremost.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacramento Bee,
4 Mar. 2025
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In part because of Dell Curry on the mic breaking down the action, jockeying between proud dad and TV analyst from his perch alongside play-by-play man Eric Collins up in Section 105.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2025
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Losing Miller — both as a goal scorer and as a setup man — has blown a major hole in Vancouver’s attack, and in its centre depth.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
5 Mar. 2025
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If enacted, the federal government directly buying up crypto assets would be a first, signaling a major shift in fiscal strategy.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The actor has one daughter with ex-wife Melanie Griffith and has been dating his girlfriend Nicole Kimpel since 2014. 05 of 09 John Lithgow as Lord Farquaad The actor behind the arrogant Lord Farquaad boasts an impressive career that began decades before Shrek came out in 2001.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Many members of its board appeared arrogant in the face of questions from the prosecutor or one of the lawyers.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Consequential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consequential. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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