as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
higher prices are a logical sequel to higher costs for manufacturers
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Recent Examples of sequel
And earlier this month, producer Wheezy posted pics of himself in the studio apparently working on Super Slimey 2, the sequel to Future and Thugger’s collab tape from 2017.
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Angel Diaz, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
Like the first movie, the A Simple Favor sequel was directed by Paul Feig, who is also helming the movie adaptation of the novel The Housemaid, which Morrone has a part in.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2025
Like Assassin's Creed II, this sequel improved on every aspect of the original.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Twin Peaks evolved into a larger, decades-spanning project, encompassing the aggressively tragic and beautiful prequel film, Fire Walk With Me, in 1992, and the confounding, hilarious, and formally defiant sequel show, The Return, which premiered 25 years later.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Angel Diaz, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
Like the first movie, the A Simple Favor sequel was directed by Paul Feig, who is also helming the movie adaptation of the novel The Housemaid, which Morrone has a part in.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2025
Like Assassin's Creed II, this sequel improved on every aspect of the original.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Twin Peaks evolved into a larger, decades-spanning project, encompassing the aggressively tragic and beautiful prequel film, Fire Walk With Me, in 1992, and the confounding, hilarious, and formally defiant sequel show, The Return, which premiered 25 years later.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequel
Noun
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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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That is still the most likely outcome but the waters have been far choppier in the House of Lords than predicted, as several Conservative peers, including West Ham vice-chair Baroness Brady, have filibustered to delay the process and proposed hundreds of amendments to scupper the bill.—
Matt Slater,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The use of military flights is the result of an executive order Trump signed earlier this week.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Frequent impulse buys can have significant consequences.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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This impulse wasn’t a direct consequence of anything said in the meeting, Foster told me.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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El Mercado Fresco has seven stores across the metro, serving Mexican and Hispanic dry goods, deli products, bakery items and more.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2025
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As one of the nation’s biggest makers of consumer goods like Brawny paper towels and Dixie cups and paper products, Georgia-Pacific has crafted hundreds of commercials over the years that millions of people choose to watch.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Sequel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequel. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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