as in result
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
one expected outcome of hard work is greater success
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Recent Examples of outcome
The social equity dimension of Drummond’s work is clearly as important to him as the aesthetic outcomes.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Apr. 2025
Without the connections that were given to me, the outcome could have been longer and more devastating.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Further studies are necessary to compare the effects of these two dosing regimens on clinical outcomes.
—Staff Author, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Much depends on what offers are forthcoming but the most likely outcome currently is that Nunez leaves this summer and Liverpool bring someone in to provide greater competition alongside Jota.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Apr. 2025
Without the connections that were given to me, the outcome could have been longer and more devastating.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Further studies are necessary to compare the effects of these two dosing regimens on clinical outcomes.
—Staff Author, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Much depends on what offers are forthcoming but the most likely outcome currently is that Nunez leaves this summer and Liverpool bring someone in to provide greater competition alongside Jota.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcome
Noun
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Pitching was considered more of a question mark going into this season with injuries to Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea along with the losses of Luis Severino and Jose Quintana in free agency, but the results are a good development.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Earnings First-quarter earnings season is set to begin in earnest Friday when a group of major banks and financials report their January-to-March results.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Show how data from customers/employees contributes to product innovations; present plans for sharing resultant value. 2.—
James Felton Keith,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Finally, the resultant structure was coated in potassium hydroxide, which washes away less stable structures and leaves behind thousands of microscopic pores.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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External forces may have torn them apart as the two witches grapple with the consequences of their choices.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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Pegged to each recent IOC session has been a decision of major consequence for the Olympic movement.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The finished product featured a snake’s lifelike movement with 2,473 diamonds and an underside of scales in black, red and green enamel that was a nod to the Mexican flag.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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One major caveat with this dataset is that the numbers are not equivalent to the actual percentages of product that is made in those locations.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Outcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcome. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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