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Recent Examples of ensue
Over the ensuing centuries, well-meaning conservators applied glue to prevent paint from flaking away, unwittingly speeding the frescoes’ deterioration.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
29 June 2026
What ensued was chaos, Kalajdzic coming off the bench to equalise with the game’s last meaningful act.
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Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
In the ensuing years, the Action Day organization has blossomed, its growth paralleling the rise of the Silicon Valley innovation machine.
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Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
Commiseration is the tone here; in other public spaces, like the supermarket, fights have ensued.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
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News Desk,
Artforum,
29 June 2026
What ensued was chaos, Kalajdzic coming off the bench to equalise with the game’s last meaningful act.
—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
In the ensuing years, the Action Day organization has blossomed, its growth paralleling the rise of the Silicon Valley innovation machine.
—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
Commiseration is the tone here; in other public spaces, like the supermarket, fights have ensued.
—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensue
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The reality is that leading men dictate roles and others follow as needed.
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The Kings trailed 76-75 following a jumper by Tyler Bilodeau with 52 seconds to go.
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China has helped cushion the global oil shock, seen its clean energy tech exports surge and framed the war in Iran as another example in which Chinese leadership could supersede the US in ending global conflicts.
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State Attorney’s Office prosecutors originally charged Bradly Shawn Shadduck, 56, with second-degree murder, but the grand jury indictment supersedes that charge, and he is now being held without bond on premeditated murder.
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With no room for error, Sheehan was quickly replaced by Jack Dreyer, who escaped the inning scoreless.
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Buxton was replaced in center by Kyler Fedko in the bottom of the first inning.
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Theaters are dying; superhero blockbusters are struggling; screens have gotten smaller; clips have gotten shorter; and AI threatens to supplant it all.
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Whether Cavayé’s Les Misérables can supplant the musical in the public imagination remains to be seen.
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The American Red Cross assisted residents displaced from that building.
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In January, a World Economic Forum report estimated that new technology, alongside other economic and demographic trends, will create 170 million roles and displace 92 million others by 2030.
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“Ensue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensue. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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