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to come at a later time; to happen as a result
When the news broke, a long period of chaos ensued.
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Recent Examples of ensued
Confusion ensued among the umpires.
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Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Boston defender Rylind MacKinnon was fined $500 by the league for an incident that ensued in the Fleet's 4-0 victory over the Toronto Sceptres on Friday night.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Others are more pointed; her recounting of an attempt to make a new friend and the disastrous dinner party that ensued, a nightmarish experience on the set of an (unnamed) indie movie set, a nightmarish experience becoming a member of an (unnamed) celebrity and influencer gym in Los Angeles.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
An argument ensued and that person pulled out a sharp object and attacked the male victims, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Schwaberow was at the bottom of the pile when chaos ensued.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
The insiders claimed Taylor pushed Ritchson off the motorbike twice before the brawl ensued.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Arguello-Acosta went to great lengths to repair the vehicle as a manhunt ensued, police said.
—Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
In the third, a stalemate ensued, with neither team able to muster much.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
Boston defender Rylind MacKinnon was fined $500 by the league for an incident that ensued in the Fleet's 4-0 victory over the Toronto Sceptres on Friday night.
—CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Others are more pointed; her recounting of an attempt to make a new friend and the disastrous dinner party that ensued, a nightmarish experience on the set of an (unnamed) indie movie set, a nightmarish experience becoming a member of an (unnamed) celebrity and influencer gym in Los Angeles.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
An argument ensued and that person pulled out a sharp object and attacked the male victims, police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Schwaberow was at the bottom of the pile when chaos ensued.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
The insiders claimed Taylor pushed Ritchson off the motorbike twice before the brawl ensued.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Arguello-Acosta went to great lengths to repair the vehicle as a manhunt ensued, police said.
—Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2026
In the third, a stalemate ensued, with neither team able to muster much.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensued
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Silseth replaced Joey Lucchesi with two on in the seventh and struck Rivas looking, Luke Raley swinging and got Raleigh to ground out to second.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Steel piers replaced wooden structures, and rigs reached farther from shore.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Ensued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensued. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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