side effects

variants also side reactions
Definition of side effectsnext
plural of side effect

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Noun
  • Adults in the United States are growing increasingly concerned about the ramifications of AI, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The ramifications were felt almost immediately.
    Noah Trister, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The fact that these events are responsible for the creation of some of our most precious and important elements, as well as bright cosmic phenomena like GRBs and kilonovas, means there has been a heavy bias toward studying the aftereffects of neutron star mergers.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • This brings me back to CET, which has delivered a solid return over the last three years, as markets moved away from the aftereffects of the pandemic and looked more toward the future, including productivity gains from AI.
    Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • As indie film buyers and sellers prepare to come together at the European Film Market in Berlin, there is a sense that, although the arthouse market is fragmented and not a little divided, the leaders in the field are adapting to the ever-evolving complexities of the specialty world.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026
  • With over a dozen years of experience as a founder, 42-year-old Griffiths has first-hand experience with the social complexities and emotional toll of entrepreneurism.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The transfers create jurisdictional complications for habeas corpus petitions challenging detention.
    Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The chase was over, ended without injuries — but not without legal and political complications now unfolding.
    Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Side effects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20effects. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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