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Recent Examples of ensues
When bruises are noticed on their daughter’s body at school, their five children are taken away from them and a legal saga ensues.
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Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
24 June 2026
Chaos ensues – Jessie and Bullseye somehow land at Jessie’s first owner’s farm nearby.
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Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
What ensues is a gripping game of cat-and-mouse presented from the preying perspectives of both Gibson and Spector.
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Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
When the chemistry between her and the company's new attorney, played by Brett Goldstein, gets too heated to ignore, the airline's ironclad anti-fraternization policy starts to rust, and chaos ensues.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
12 June 2026
As the chaos ensues, the players are seen interrupting the day-to-day lives of LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo, Travis Scott, BLACKPINK's Lisa, Channing Tatum and Jason Sudeikis.
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Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Chaos ensues when the Client is gunned down by his boss, former Imperial Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito), who swoops in demanding Grogu.
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Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
Chaos ensues as the Smiths fight to keep the production on track.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
Chaos ensues as the Smiths fight to keep the production on track.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
24 June 2026
Chaos ensues – Jessie and Bullseye somehow land at Jessie’s first owner’s farm nearby.
—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
What ensues is a gripping game of cat-and-mouse presented from the preying perspectives of both Gibson and Spector.
—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
When the chemistry between her and the company's new attorney, played by Brett Goldstein, gets too heated to ignore, the airline's ironclad anti-fraternization policy starts to rust, and chaos ensues.
—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
12 June 2026
As the chaos ensues, the players are seen interrupting the day-to-day lives of LeBron James, Cristiano Ronaldo, Travis Scott, BLACKPINK's Lisa, Channing Tatum and Jason Sudeikis.
—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
Chaos ensues when the Client is gunned down by his boss, former Imperial Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito), who swoops in demanding Grogu.
—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
Chaos ensues as the Smiths fight to keep the production on track.
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
Chaos ensues as the Smiths fight to keep the production on track.
—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensues
Verb
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Furniture Mall replaces about 150,000-square feet in what was once a Macy’s store that closed in 2025.
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This discrepancy, per the report’s projection, will worsen in the 2026-27 school year when STUNT replaces equestrian as a varsity sport.
Verb
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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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In that sense, this agreement supersedes previous efforts to tie Lebanon’s stability and sovereignty to external agendas.
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