1
as in logical
according to the rules of logic
the conclusion that you have reached is neither consequent nor plausible
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2
as in resultant
coming as a result
her new job and consequent relocation added to the stress
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Recent Examples of consequent
However, looking back at past Pixar announcements at D23 and the consequent timelines that followed until the new film’s release, there typically is at least two years between the announcement and the release date.
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Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Justice Scalia’s majority opinion in Smith is that free exercise cases should generally be judged by the lowest standard, a rational basis review, when restrictions of free exercise are consequent upon a general law that is not aimed at religious views or observance.
—David Cole, The New York Review of Books, 21 Aug. 2025
When European stocks correct, this fund will likely see a discount—and a consequent drop in its share price.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
While still close in time to the original patent, the UV201 marked the beginning of vacuum-tube mass production, and a consequent leap in reliability and availability.
—Richard Brewster, IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2018
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Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Justice Scalia’s majority opinion in Smith is that free exercise cases should generally be judged by the lowest standard, a rational basis review, when restrictions of free exercise are consequent upon a general law that is not aimed at religious views or observance.
—David Cole, The New York Review of Books, 21 Aug. 2025
When European stocks correct, this fund will likely see a discount—and a consequent drop in its share price.
—Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
While still close in time to the original patent, the UV201 marked the beginning of vacuum-tube mass production, and a consequent leap in reliability and availability.
—Richard Brewster, IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consequent
Adjective
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Next logical step in electromobility The goal is to advance the use of high-voltage technologies in electric vehicles and define safety standards.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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However, Murdaugh’s attorneys have argued this motive did not make logical sense.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This pace of growth means that every new generation of AI comes with an order-of-magnitude increase in energy, water demand and the resultant CO2 impact.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The resultant pollution from the Canadian blazes spread across Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio and even reached as far as Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Mississippi, according to the report.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
28 Aug. 2025
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Under a reasonable definition of the SVOD market, Netflix’s market dominance is impossible to ignore.—
Hal Singer,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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Offer Choices, Within Limits Offering reasonable levels of freedom and allowing children to make choices is a great way to empower them, build confidence in their decision-making skills, and help build a sense of responsibility.—
Alanna Gallo,
Parents,
7 Feb. 2026
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Perardi tried to stay rational.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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This disconnect between individual choice and individual benefit represents not merely an economic inefficiency but a philosophical failure to respect the rational agency of health care consumers.—
Jared Rhoads,
STAT,
10 Feb. 2026
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The PhD student, originally from Turkey and on a valid F-1 student visa, was shuttled through multiple states following her arrest and suffered a series of asthma attacks without adequate medical care, according to her attorneys.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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If multiple hypotheses work to explain the data equally well but one conflicts with reality in some other realm (and the other doesn’t), the one that’s valid across the widest range of applicability is superior.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The two new buildings have cozy rooms and verandas that are open and breezy, but coherent with the larger property.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Witnesses said Blanco appeared to not be coherent.—
Andrew Ramos,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, makeup artists think spring breakers will pack their best cushion-y, cloud lips instead of their icy alternatives.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Kansas City figured its best sales pitch centered on its facilities and its location in the heart of America.—
Sam McDowell
Updated February 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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The United States, of course, not the Cuban people, who may suffer another 66 years unless sensible commentators push back.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Judges could find the NCAA’s exclusion of players who signed NBA contracts sensible considering that college sports are typically played by degree-seeking students who ordinarily spend four or five years in school and then move on to another phase of life, usually a job or grad school.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Consequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consequent. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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