as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
the surgery was successful, but she now had to deal with its aftermath: a huge bill
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Recent Examples of aftermath
In the aftermath of Woolsey, there was a period of mourning, rebuilding, and for some, an awakening.
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Emma Marie Jenkinson, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
On Friday, more than six years later, Mr. Newsom will once again greet Mr. Trump as the president comes to Los Angeles to view the aftermath of the latest devastating wildfires that have swept California.
—Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
This won't be the first time Mr. Trump will visit California and work with Newsom in the aftermath of a fire.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Now, those responders who helped him in the immediate aftermath are being given a special role at Monday's inauguration, featured as the first group to walk in the Inauguration Day parade following a contingent from the U.S. Army.
—Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Emma Marie Jenkinson, Vogue, 24 Jan. 2025
On Friday, more than six years later, Mr. Newsom will once again greet Mr. Trump as the president comes to Los Angeles to view the aftermath of the latest devastating wildfires that have swept California.
—Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
This won't be the first time Mr. Trump will visit California and work with Newsom in the aftermath of a fire.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2025
Now, those responders who helped him in the immediate aftermath are being given a special role at Monday's inauguration, featured as the first group to walk in the Inauguration Day parade following a contingent from the U.S. Army.
—Kelsey Walsh, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftermath
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That is still the most likely outcome but the waters have been far choppier in the House of Lords than predicted, as several Conservative peers, including West Ham vice-chair Baroness Brady, have filibustered to delay the process and proposed hundreds of amendments to scupper the bill.—
Matt Slater,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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And Basso might be sanguine about that outcome, given his general outlook on the industry he’s been working in since youth.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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The use of military flights is the result of an executive order Trump signed earlier this week.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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The surge in scoring and in 3s is not just a result of analytics.—
Mike Vorkunov,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Finally, the resultant structure was coated in potassium hydroxide, which washes away less stable structures and leaves behind thousands of microscopic pores.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
20 Dec. 2024
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Designers had initially hoped to tunnel beneath the rail line, but UP refused permission, the resultant bridge adding well over $15 million to the project cost, according to Ellerman.—
Mark Lamster,
Dallas News,
29 June 2023
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Frequent impulse buys can have significant consequences.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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This impulse wasn’t a direct consequence of anything said in the meeting, Foster told me.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Aftermath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftermath. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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