as in resulted
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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 —+ to
It redounds to his credit that he worked so hard to prevent this crisis.
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Recent Examples of redounded
This has both saved lives and redounded enormously to our benefit economically, culturally, and socially.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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performed
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Marketing and implementation analyses were performed to determine whether a new name could realistically be adopted across healthcare systems, medical education, research institutions and public communication.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2026
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That remains up for debate, although the northern courses since the calendar move in 2019 — Bethpage Black and Oak Hill in New York and Aronimink — have performed well.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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“Redounded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redounded. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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