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as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
a predictable outgrowth of the suburb's ever growing population will be the need for more schools
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as in derivation
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
an industry that is an outgrowth of the technology first developed for the U.S. space program
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Recent Examples of outgrowth
The professor of fine arts, emeritus, at Aurora University is also inaugural director of AU’s Shingoethe Center, which contains thousands of items detailing the Native American experience, an outgrowth of the collection owned by Aurora residents Herbert and Martha Schingoethe.
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
So authentication is an outgrowth of that original interest.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Nasal polyps, which are found in up to 4% of people, are an outgrowth of the nasal lining that usually occurs in both nostrils.
—Adam Taylor, CNN Money, 8 Mar. 2026
The investigation into the autism centers was a direct outgrowth of the probe into the $250 million Feeding Our Future scandal.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
So authentication is an outgrowth of that original interest.
—Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Nasal polyps, which are found in up to 4% of people, are an outgrowth of the nasal lining that usually occurs in both nostrils.
—Adam Taylor, CNN Money, 8 Mar. 2026
The investigation into the autism centers was a direct outgrowth of the probe into the $250 million Feeding Our Future scandal.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgrowth
Noun
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Shaggy moved his limbs as instructed, and the carriage slid back and forth.—
Natalie Meade,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Some limbs were trimmed from the large trees that provide shade.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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As part of the new effort, the parties will work to establish a new standardized process that allows advertisers to connect outcome information to exposure data via a single integration point, which will support more consistent use.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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The way a leader engages people — how trust is built, how alignment is created, how dissent is handled — ultimately determines whether decisions translate into outcomes.—
Ascend Agency,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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The token is a reference rather than a derivation of the data.—
Ed Leavens,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Five years after he was killed, in response to political unrest, the government increased the derivation fund to 13 percent for oil-producing states.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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In response to the growth of Russia’s dissent émigré community, new Russian language bookstores have opened from Prague to London.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Marais warns about an unregulated growth in satellite launches.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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As a result, the central government took drastic steps in 2020 to rein in a freewheeling property sector that once accounted for 30% of the country’s economic activity.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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In neighboring Uganda, officials said laboratory results confirmed two cases in the capital of Kampala − including one death − among people traveling from Congo with no apparent link to each other.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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The effort will discontinue or combine several petrochemical derivatives tied to polyethylene, acrylonitrile and polycarbonate diol, according to Asahi Kasei.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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Part of April's 5% annual increase in prices for nonalcoholic beverages may be due to the petroleum derivative that goes into making plastic bottles, Foster said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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ShinyHunters, or an offshoot, also was behind a previous smaller breach of Instructure, Liska said.—
Heather Hollingsworth,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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That includes the untitled Edgewater medical drama offshoot in the works, which is set in the same universe as Fire Country and Sheriff Country.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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The resultant musical needed greater expansion of character, a gentler, simpler touch, a better sense of authentic teenage angst and a deeper focus on the heart.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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The resultant panic attack lands her back in the psychiatrist’s office.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Outgrowth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgrowth. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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