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also side reaction
as in ramification
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Recent Examples of side effect
Wellness was not an end goal but rather a helpful side effect of achieving his other purposes.
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Ezekiel J. Emanuel,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
That challenges our previous assumption that plague spillover was a side effect of people taking up farming and settling in permanent villages and towns, living closer to each other and to an assortment of animals (and their fleas).
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ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
Yet Griffin’s businesses are not doing these things as a public service—that’s a side effect.
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Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Deliciousness is a common side effect.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for side effect
Ezekiel J. Emanuel,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
That challenges our previous assumption that plague spillover was a side effect of people taking up farming and settling in permanent villages and towns, living closer to each other and to an assortment of animals (and their fleas).
—
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
Yet Griffin’s businesses are not doing these things as a public service—that’s a side effect.
—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Deliciousness is a common side effect.
—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for side effect
Recent Examples of Synonyms for side effect
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The ramifications of this trade will be far-reaching and multi-layered.
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Once it was passed in October, cities, homeowners, developers and even politicians scrambled to figure out the ramifications.
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But its costs and aftereffects will likely linger for years.
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In other words, the aftereffects of COVID-19 are still present, according to Tara Leytham Powell, an associate professor of social work at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Three extraordinary new books, published this year, shed light on the brilliance and complexity of Morrison’s life and work, and place her as an American eminence, a visionary who saw fiction as a means through which to recast her country’s story.
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The story explores family trauma, friendship, healing and the complexities of navigating life as a Black woman.
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In their alternating waves of resentment and understanding, anger and sorrow, D’Arcy and Cooke imbue Rhaenyra and Alicent’s dynamic with all the weight of this history and none of its convolutions.
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Previous studies have shown that hardware tailored for specific mathematical operations, such as Fourier and convolution transforms, can significantly outperform general-purpose processors.
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Among the potential complications are severe dehydration, electrolyte imbalance and loss of fluid volume in the body, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
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The babies, who were about 17 days old, had no complications other than prematurity, the summary said.
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“Side effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20effect. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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