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as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
a predictable outgrowth of the suburb's ever growing population will be the need for more schools
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as in derivation
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
an industry that is an outgrowth of the technology first developed for the U.S. space program
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Recent Examples of outgrowth
Hunter, fisherman, chef and award-winning author Jesse Griffiths and Tamara Mayfield opened Dai Due restaurant and butcher shop in 2014 as an outgrowth of their popular supper club and farmers market stand, and the seasonal and local ethos of a farmers market is the anchor of this rustic beauty.
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USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Roughly 38 years of planning came to a head when Lykos Therapeutics — a for-profit outgrowth of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, founded in 1986 — submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for MDMA therapy to treat PTSD.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
Critics have sought to portray these groups and their efforts as an outgrowth of the push for diversity, equity and inclusion — or DEI, as it is often shortened — that has swept U.S. institutions in the last five years.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The Panama Canal, truly an outgrowth of McKinley’s initiatives, is a different and more complex case.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Roughly 38 years of planning came to a head when Lykos Therapeutics — a for-profit outgrowth of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, founded in 1986 — submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for MDMA therapy to treat PTSD.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 2 Jan. 2025
Critics have sought to portray these groups and their efforts as an outgrowth of the push for diversity, equity and inclusion — or DEI, as it is often shortened — that has swept U.S. institutions in the last five years.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The Panama Canal, truly an outgrowth of McKinley’s initiatives, is a different and more complex case.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgrowth
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There, wisteria laces the tops of ancient oaks, their limbs sleeved in resurrection ferns and dripping mosses.—
Caroline Rogers,
Southern Living,
20 Mar. 2025
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Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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The articles require a two-thirds majority vote, an outcome considered highly unlikely given the slim Republican majority and the need for significant Democratic support.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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While different courts may reach different outcomes, the broader legal questions can percolate before the Supreme Court may ultimately step in with a resolution.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2025
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The chances are that language switching isn’t necessarily active for the chain-of-thought derivations.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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But just keep in mind that is the derivation of the three-point shot.—
Ryan Canfield,
Fox News,
30 Oct. 2024
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Although extensive, this process has made developing future content easier and more effective, setting us up for success in this new phase of growth for the organization.—
Victoria Zelefsky,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Mexican restaurant was given a yellow placard for mold-like growth and food being improperly thawed.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The result was one of the most transformative kitchen appliances in history, not because of new technology but because someone recognized an everyday problem—slow, inefficient cooking—applied a seemingly unrelated observation, and created a solution.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Waiting until the time is right can improve the result and increase the longevity of your paint.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Mar. 2025
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Because the substances are synthetic derivatives of a hemp product and not marijuana, state law does not cover its prohibition to anyone.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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Compute the function’s first and second derivatives at that point.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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The attacks targeted the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shia Islam that the Assad family are members of, and which dominated their regime for over half a century until they were ousted.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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Even the western coastal homelands of Assad and his Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam, largely acquiesced to Sharaa's leadership.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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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
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“Outgrowth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgrowth. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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