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as in result
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
one corollary of the rise of television was a massive makeover of radio's programming
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as in accompaniment
something that is found along with something else
increased taxes—or expanding deficits—are the inevitable corollary to any new government spending program
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Recent Examples of corollary
The corollary to that wisdom is that what doesn’t get measured is bound to be poorly managed.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Arguably the closest corollary to Christmas couples are Disney couples, which are well regarded as among the strongest in society.
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
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As a corollary to his efforts to promote peace abroad, Roosevelt also set out to restore the American people’s faith in democracy at home.
—Time, 12 Apr. 2025
In this light, soft skills can be seen as a workplace corollary to centrists’ pleas for a right wing that doesn’t storm the Capitol and a left that doesn’t take up space on the campus lawn.
—Lily Scherlis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Arguably the closest corollary to Christmas couples are Disney couples, which are well regarded as among the strongest in society.
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Read More: How a Second Trump Administration Will Change the Domestic and World Order
As a corollary to his efforts to promote peace abroad, Roosevelt also set out to restore the American people’s faith in democracy at home.
—Time, 12 Apr. 2025
In this light, soft skills can be seen as a workplace corollary to centrists’ pleas for a right wing that doesn’t storm the Capitol and a left that doesn’t take up space on the campus lawn.
—Lily Scherlis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corollary
Noun
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The result is more of a finer bar-and-grill — note that’s the new name — with dinners for $20-$40.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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Looking at their most recent quarterly results, things are still looking good.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The song co-produced by Lorde and Jim-E Stack — her main collaborator on the upcoming Virgin album due out on June 27 — builds from the alluring, subtle bass accompaniment to a noisy rumble as burbling keyboards and distant drums bubble up alongside cello from Blood Orange’s Dev Hynes.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
29 May 2025
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Patriotic tunes from the symphony, sometimes with vocal accompaniment, led up to Tchaikovsky’s overture, complete with blasting cannons, to usher in more blasts from a fireworks show that lit up the sky over the Liberty Memorial tower.—
Chris Ochsner,
Kansas City Star,
26 May 2025
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His mother, who felt that the men might escape from Guatemala’s notoriously dysfunctional prison system, considered capital punishment the safest outcome.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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Ultimately, the most important part of Friday’s game, beyond the outcome, is the continued development of Horton.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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Meanwhile caretakers are concerned with something that can be even more challenging to address: the psychological trauma resultant from years of abuse in captivity.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 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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Jamie Moraga, Franklin Revere NO: Increasing density isn’t the solution and could cause unintended consequences, such as overburdening infrastructure, eroding property values and diminishing community character.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2025
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Bass has been quicker to respond this time around, announcing a nightly curfew for downtown, warning of consequences for those who vandalize or commit violence and spelling out the real-world impacts of the ICE arrests on her constituents.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Launched in 2018, Elevate now has more than a thousand clients in sports and entertainment as well as other sectors such as retail and consumer products.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
9 June 2025
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Medik8’s peptide products have become a growth engine for it in the U.S. market, which the brand entered in 2023.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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“Corollary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corollary. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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