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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
The firm is an outgrowth of the three co-founders' research at MIT and Marvin’s son, the firm’s CTO Henry Minsky (sadly, Marvin passed away in 2016).
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Dean Debiase, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The anti-Assad group leading the assault, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, is an outgrowth of Al Qaeda, and is believed by the U.S. to still have significant ties.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
The conflict began in 2011 as an outgrowth of the regional Arab Spring movement, with protests against the Assad regime that quickly mutated into an insurgency after the regime’s brutal crackdown.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 5 Dec. 2024
The rule, which the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives finalized in April, is an outgrowth of a 2022 federal law, known as the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, that made changes to the longstanding background-check system.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024
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Dean Debiase, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The anti-Assad group leading the assault, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, is an outgrowth of Al Qaeda, and is believed by the U.S. to still have significant ties.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
The conflict began in 2011 as an outgrowth of the regional Arab Spring movement, with protests against the Assad regime that quickly mutated into an insurgency after the regime’s brutal crackdown.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 5 Dec. 2024
The rule, which the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives finalized in April, is an outgrowth of a 2022 federal law, known as the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, that made changes to the longstanding background-check system.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgrowth
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Strong winds and the weight of snow on tree limbs may bring down power lines and cause sporadic power outages.—
Nazaneen Ghaffar,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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By enabling refined dexterous control through enhanced sensory feedback, this research opens new pathways for individuals with upper limb loss to engage in complex tasks traditionally deemed impossible with current prosthetics.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
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And Basso might be sanguine about that outcome, given his general outlook on the industry he’s been working in since youth.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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This can have a significant impact on the outcome of the case.—
Beth Worthy,
Forbes,
21 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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One focus of the program will be on work related to organic matter in the early stages of consideration as alternatives for design and manufacturing—things like algae, mycelium, and derivations of living organisms like insects—as structure for bioplastics, textiles, and pigment.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
30 Sep. 2024
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Also, while net job growth is still strong, that’s because companies aren’t laying off many workers.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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Its preliminary results for 2024 point toward sales of $693 million, reflecting a 30% y-o-y growth.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
27 Jan. 2025
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The result is that Palm Beach County’s beaches are directly in the path of the Gulf Stream’s flow, and the tropical waters actually pass closer to shore here than anywhere else in North America.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 Jan. 2025
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The result was a high-wire act that included noticeable wobbles in Stravinsky’s thorny Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments and Janacek’s eccentric Capriccio for Piano Left-Hand.—
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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State of play: Traders haven't stopped using bitcoin derivatives.—
Brady Dale,
Axios,
23 Jan. 2025
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UniCredit now owns a direct 9.5% stake and a 18.5% stake via derivatives in Commerzbank, after building a surprise stake in September and subsequently increasing its position.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2025
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Hailey wears a Saint Laurent gown and a Tiffany & Co. necklace, while Justin wears a dramatically oversized suit by La Maison Drew, an offshoot of his Drew House clothing line.—
Stacey Leasca,
Glamour,
21 Jan. 2025
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How did the offshoot evolve during that XL development period?—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
20 Jan. 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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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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“Outgrowth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgrowth. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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