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a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
one expected outcome of hard work is greater success
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Recent Examples of outcomes
Next, the team is planning to analyze similar data across different countries and populations, as well as looking at how other biological outcomes could be affected by cultural engagement, Bu added.
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Brown insisted that the mechanism built into the new system, requiring local schools to adopt plans to improve outcomes, bolstered by broad state measures of accountability, would suffice.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
The funding will help the state identify and track major sources of the chemicals and turn the findings into public health policy outcomes, officials said.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
One of the key potential outcomes of the summit is a deal to extend a moratorium on Chinese export restrictions, which are now set to kick back in around the time of the midterm elections in November.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
This loss would negatively impact subjective and objective outcomes.
—Steve D. Klein, STAT, 14 May 2026
First, real outcomes that change lives.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Throughout the department, the results of McCullough’s directive and the Baltimore County Recruitment Model are evident in measurable outcomes.
—Joy Lepola-Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
The group at highest risk of severe outcomes, and the most vaccinated.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Jack Guy, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Brown insisted that the mechanism built into the new system, requiring local schools to adopt plans to improve outcomes, bolstered by broad state measures of accountability, would suffice.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
The funding will help the state identify and track major sources of the chemicals and turn the findings into public health policy outcomes, officials said.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
One of the key potential outcomes of the summit is a deal to extend a moratorium on Chinese export restrictions, which are now set to kick back in around the time of the midterm elections in November.
—Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
This loss would negatively impact subjective and objective outcomes.
—Steve D. Klein, STAT, 14 May 2026
First, real outcomes that change lives.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Throughout the department, the results of McCullough’s directive and the Baltimore County Recruitment Model are evident in measurable outcomes.
—Joy Lepola-Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
The group at highest risk of severe outcomes, and the most vaccinated.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcomes
Noun
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Important parts of a patient’s history can be too hastily discounted as red herrings; test results can come back that don’t easily fit with the story that has been told.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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The league moved the draft to Chicago for two years, saw tremendous results and it's become a main attraction, especially for cities that wouldn't be in position for a Super Bowl.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
Noun
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At a time when the world seems more absurd than ever, the need has only grown for a deftly incisive voice with the courage to decry truthiness to power, regardless of consequences.—
Eric Deggans,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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As mental health crises and resources continue to stretch, many fear the consequences could echo the fallout from the Covid pandemic.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
18 May 2026
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Advocates said the effects would be felt by communities most in need of medical providers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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However, there are occasional visual flourishes, like the beginning and end of each stage resembling sketches, and the backgrounds featuring light pencil lines and watercolor effects, hinting that the game takes place in a storybook.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
19 May 2026
Noun
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There are only full-size bath products in the rooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The act also would have shifted oversight of safety and testing from the Marijuana Enforcement Division to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and funded a program in which regulators would randomly collect marijuana products from dispensaries to test them for contaminants.—
Christopher Osher,
ProPublica,
15 May 2026
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“Outcomes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcomes. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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