as in result
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
one expected outcome of hard work is greater success
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Recent Examples of outcome
But might funding be tied in some way to kids’ health outcomes, maybe even reductions in childhood obesity?
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
This level of processing does not drastically change the original product and is not linked to negative health outcomes.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2025
As outlined in Chapter 1, the Gilroy - Bakersfield scenario and the Gilroy - Palmdale scenario both demonstrate significantly higher ridership and revenue outcomes.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
The panel voted 2-1 to stay the judge’s order pending the outcome of an appeal, meaning the facility is allowed to continue holding migrant detainees, at least for now.
—Greg Norman , Danamarie McNicholl , Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
This level of processing does not drastically change the original product and is not linked to negative health outcomes.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2025
As outlined in Chapter 1, the Gilroy - Bakersfield scenario and the Gilroy - Palmdale scenario both demonstrate significantly higher ridership and revenue outcomes.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025
The panel voted 2-1 to stay the judge’s order pending the outcome of an appeal, meaning the facility is allowed to continue holding migrant detainees, at least for now.
—Greg Norman , Danamarie McNicholl , Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcome
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According to the company, multiple benchmark results showed that its model’s overall performance surpassed that of Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek’s latest reasoning model.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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The process produced uniform, reproducible results, paving the way for mass production of catalysts fit for seawater electrolysis.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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The resultant program or app is established without any need for understanding computer programming.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The resultant meandering is pleasant, but much of the initial intrigue is lost when the uniqueness of the film’s concept becomes diluted.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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The experience has also underscored the importance of social media in Nepal, as well as the consequences of government attempts to control the flow of online information.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Multiple people fired after comments, posts Public figures, academics and everyday business owners have faced consequences for comments and social media posts that contained celebrations or other musings that attracted swift condemnation after Kirk's killing.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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Both the governor and the secretary listed a combination of lower market prices for farm products plus rising fertilizer, machinery and labor costs as a severe squeeze on the farm economy.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Outcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcome. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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