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as in result
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
one corollary of the rise of television was a massive makeover of radio's programming
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as in accompaniment
something that is found along with something else
increased taxes—or expanding deficits—are the inevitable corollary to any new government spending program
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Recent Examples of corollary
The second component to finding a cinematic corollary for the language of opera was Lachman’s use of color.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
And as a corollary, our natural biological diversity will also contribute to a natural and predictable diversity in cognitive traits and political views.
—Paul Hsieh, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The corollary is that the Palestinian is a personification first and a person second.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
But an underappreciated corollary has been the evaporation of Moscow’s stabilizing security presence in its own backyard.
—Charlie Campbell / Yerevan, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
And as a corollary, our natural biological diversity will also contribute to a natural and predictable diversity in cognitive traits and political views.
—Paul Hsieh, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The corollary is that the Palestinian is a personification first and a person second.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
But an underappreciated corollary has been the evaporation of Moscow’s stabilizing security presence in its own backyard.
—Charlie Campbell / Yerevan, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corollary
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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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Directed by Bijan Sheibani, the production was set ablaze by the percussive accompaniment of musician Stan Mathabane and the in-sync rhythms of the three-person cast: Sheaun McKinney, Alani iLongwe and Malcolm Mays.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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And those orchestral accompaniments are just one piece of the larger musical plans for the Game Awards, which will also include performances by musical guests like Snoop Dogg, who is debuting a new track at the show.Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Basically this is an outcome of being very successful.Bob Guccione Jr., SPIN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Despite spending nearly 18 percent of its GDP on health—the highest among high-income countries—the United States ranks last in outcomes such as life expectancy and preventable deaths, according to both The Lancet and the Commonwealth Fund's Mirror, Mirror 2024 report.Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 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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Adoption of Multi-Cloud Strategies: Businesses will move toward multi-cloud environments, including some limited private cloud footprints, to enhance resilience and reduce reliance on a single provider as a consequence of the AWS and Azure outages of this past summer.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Plus, their ergonomic solutions come with a lifetime warranty—a level of assurance typically reserved for premium products.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Disney, Warner, Fox, and Paramount, as well as other streamers, sports rights holders and content aggregation platforms, need to rapidly invest in both a content and product strategy to address consumers’ short form content needs — or risk losing their mindshare completely.Paul Pastor, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Corollary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corollary. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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