redound

as in to result
formal to have a particular result
used especially to describe how something affects someone or something or affects the opinion that people have about someone or something
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It redounds to his credit that he worked so hard to prevent this crisis.

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Recent Examples of redound Amid extreme uncertainty, at least one is clear: Trump putting his name on the Fed’s role in the economy won’t redound to Asia’s benefit. William Pesek, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Attacks on democracy also are redounding, to democracy’s favor. Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024 Because American companies and foundations are private actors, however, the benefits of their investments do not redound to the U.S. government. Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024 Whether high gas prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine or post-pandemic inflation at the grocery store, Biden absorbed the outrage while the mitigating steps taken by his Administration have not redounded to his credit. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for redound

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“Redound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redound. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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