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as in outcomes
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
the flood was an inevitable consequence of the prolonged, heavy rains
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as in inferences
an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning
I am able to deduce several consequences from those premises
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Recent Examples of consequences
The controversy has reignited debate over harm-reduction policies, which seek to reduce the health consequences of drug use through services such as clean syringes, smoking supplies, overdose-reversal medication and connections to treatment and housing services.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Past contestants warn of real consequences from sleuthing and online discourse.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 June 2026
One of the biggest causes of false negatives in the search for life, the authors argue, is that the consequences of being wrong do not carry existential risks.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 June 2026
Think of it as managing the consequences of global warming.
—Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Instead, lawmakers would be left to sort out the consequences later.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
Britain, which officially left the bloc in 2020, is still grappling with a raft of economic consequences.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 26 May 2026
Those choices have real consequences.
—Richard McCathron, Fortune, 25 May 2026
So the major upsets may be fewer, but that figures to be less because of expansion itself than the consequences of the other market forces.
—Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026
Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Past contestants warn of real consequences from sleuthing and online discourse.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 1 June 2026
One of the biggest causes of false negatives in the search for life, the authors argue, is that the consequences of being wrong do not carry existential risks.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 June 2026
Think of it as managing the consequences of global warming.
—Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Instead, lawmakers would be left to sort out the consequences later.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 1 June 2026
Britain, which officially left the bloc in 2020, is still grappling with a raft of economic consequences.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 26 May 2026
Those choices have real consequences.
—Richard McCathron, Fortune, 25 May 2026
So the major upsets may be fewer, but that figures to be less because of expansion itself than the consequences of the other market forces.
—Kansas City Star, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consequences
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The city’s financial situation remains precarious, its crime problems still felt acutely, and its public schools are still struggling to produce acceptable student outcomes.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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The drug is designed to rapidly block platelets from clumping and restricting blood flow, lessening the adverse outcomes of a heart attack.—
Justin Zacks,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Certain lower-risk administrative technologies are expressly excluded, including spreadsheets requiring human analysis, workflow management and routing tools, and systems that simply organize or summarize information without generating predictions or inferences.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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With this data, scientists can draw inferences about consciousness.—
Emma Gometz,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
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On Election Day on May 26, as results were coming in, Burrows posted to social media congratulating Paxton on his win — 30 minutes before the Associated Press called the race for Paxton.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Here is our guide about how to follow the results and how to know when races are really called.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Adapting the private-sector pay structure for all work in prison could result in fair wages – that’s if deductions are revised to be fair as well.—
Julia Bowling,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
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The 1% floor on corporate deductions stacks directly against the existing 10% cap.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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People can draw their own conclusions, though.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Lee also warned about drawing strong conclusions from early returns, estimating that only about 40% of ballots cast had been counted through Wednesday.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Climate models predict a continued, long-term decline of snowpack as the effects of climate change intensify.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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Losses from cattle afflicted by the parasite could run into the billions of dollars, with larger effects across the American economy, according to USDA estimates.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Despite the immense power of these evaluations, judges, attorneys and researchers have spent decades questioning the validity of psychologists’ determinations in custody disputes.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
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The variable nature of gig income can complicate benefit determinations.—
Diane Winiarski,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Bari Weiss directed the housecleaning at the newsmagazine last week, and Nick Bilton signed the letter telling Scott Pelley he was fired on Tuesday night, but the Paramount CEO owns the decisions and the disconcerting fallout.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Long term, there will be decisions to be made regarding how to link the individual qubits in a way that enables error correction.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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“Consequences.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consequences. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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