outcome
noun
out·come
ˈau̇t-ˌkəm 
: something that follows as a result or consequence
a surprising outcome
patient outcomes of bypass surgery
We are still awaiting the final outcome of the trial.
Examples of outcome in a Sentence
the outcome of the election
We are still awaiting the final outcome of the trial.
There are two possible outcomes.
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Best-in-class services bake user-centric optics into dashboards that track real outcomes—such as tasks completed, money saved or carbon reduced—rather than only corporate key performance indicators.
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Alex Kreger, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The Mets lead the Phillies by a half-game in the NL East; the outcome of that race will establish the difficulty of October’s path for New York.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
On a base level, the closure of the CPB, as an outcome of Congress clawing back its funding, weakens public media on a systemic level.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
Dmytro is yet to receive any patients at his tiny two-bed field hospital near Pokrovsk, and that is not a good outcome any more.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
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Alex Kreger, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The Mets lead the Phillies by a half-game in the NL East; the outcome of that race will establish the difficulty of October’s path for New York.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
On a base level, the closure of the CPB, as an outcome of Congress clawing back its funding, weakens public media on a systemic level.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
Dmytro is yet to receive any patients at his tiny two-bed field hospital near Pokrovsk, and that is not a good outcome any more.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for outcome
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“Outcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outcome. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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out·come
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