as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
in the U.S. slavery was abolished in 1865, but its aftereffects remained keenly felt long afterwards
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Recent Examples of aftereffect
Obviously, there are myriad reasons for the malaise gripping the town — the lingering aftereffects of the pandemic, the industry-wide economic shrinkage, the labor unrest, the waves and waves of layoffs.
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Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
The violence of tourism—subtle and not so subtle—is the aftereffect of colonialism in an economy developed still to be extractive and to persist in forcing the local people into new forms of servitude.
—Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 26 Sep. 2024
The state is still grappling with the storm’s aftereffects and searching for missing people, but the Facebook post vastly overstates the loss of life, according to North Carolina officials.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Trump did succeed in instituting harsh rules that all but shut down the adjudication of asylum cases, hobbling the immigration courts, with aftereffects that endure to this day.
—Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
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Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
The violence of tourism—subtle and not so subtle—is the aftereffect of colonialism in an economy developed still to be extractive and to persist in forcing the local people into new forms of servitude.
—Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 26 Sep. 2024
The state is still grappling with the storm’s aftereffects and searching for missing people, but the Facebook post vastly overstates the loss of life, according to North Carolina officials.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Trump did succeed in instituting harsh rules that all but shut down the adjudication of asylum cases, hobbling the immigration courts, with aftereffects that endure to this day.
—Julia Preston, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftereffect
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The three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled unanimously in the federal government’s favor, an outcome that could spell trouble for the app, particularly as the panel featured judges with different ideological backgrounds.Owen Tedford, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Available treatments and trials Throughout Florida, hundreds — possibly thousands — of spouses are riding the highs and lows of Alzheimer’s clinical trials, hoping for the drug instead of the placebo and praying for a positive outcome for their loved one from whatever treatment is being studied.Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
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The results were nothing short of extraordinary: over 100 million streams were secured using SuperFile’s encryption and tracking capabilities.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The election results scored a tactical victory for Lombardo, as without coveted two-thirds supermajorities in both legislative chambers, Democrats can’t override his vetoes.Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
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Designers had initially hoped to tunnel beneath the rail line, but UP refused permission, the resultant bridge adding well over $15 million to the project cost, according to Ellerman.Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 29 June 2023
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The 12-page unclassified summary of the Biden administration’s after action report on the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan laid most of the blame for the rapid defeat of Afghan forces and the resultant need for a chaotic 17-day evacuation on the Trump administration's failure to plan.Jamie McIntyre, Washington Examiner, 7 Apr. 2023
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In the months leading up to the attack, Mangione frequently posted on X about the negative health consequences of modern technology.Nik Popli, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mia seems determined to rope as many people into her chaos as much as possible, consequences be damned.Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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In the aftermath of the revelations, Paul and Lydia managed to find their way back to each other after spending the season repeatedly voicing their biting frustrations with how the other was grieving Jacob.Hunter Ingram, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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Additionally, in the aftermath of the shooting, social media posts have alleged that UnitedHealthcare’s claim denial rate is the highest in the industry.Bruce Gil, Quartz, 13 Dec. 2024
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The effects of a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck California last week extended more than 500 miles from the epicenter near the town of Petrolia to Devils Hole in Death Valley National Park, home of endangered Devils Hole Pupfish, the National Park Service (NPS) said.Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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The researchers suggest that the effect that fruit and vegetables have on depression is at least partly linked to the microbiome, which has become the focus of a lot of recent research.New Atlas, New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2024
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