1
as in logical
according to the rules of logic
the conclusion that you have reached is neither consequent nor plausible
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2
as in resultant
coming as a result
her new job and consequent relocation added to the stress
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Recent Examples of consequent
Not surprisingly, this population growth has been accompanied by economic growth, and consequent growth in wealth.
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Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
However, looking back at past Pixar announcements at D23 and the consequent timelines that followed until the new film’s release, there typically is at least two years between the announcement and the release date.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
The project sets out to highlight global crisis of overconsumption and the consequent fashion waste dumped in the global south.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
This represents opportunities for the industry but also poses challenges that can only be solved via consequent digitalization and the use of AI.
—Sebastian Weber, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
However, looking back at past Pixar announcements at D23 and the consequent timelines that followed until the new film’s release, there typically is at least two years between the announcement and the release date.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
The project sets out to highlight global crisis of overconsumption and the consequent fashion waste dumped in the global south.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
This represents opportunities for the industry but also poses challenges that can only be solved via consequent digitalization and the use of AI.
—Sebastian Weber, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consequent
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In the absence of that, there may be a need for an arbiter, with Igbokwe and Berwick’s boss, Langley, as the logical choice.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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The policy becomes logical when considering the incubation periods of STDs and how those timelines differ between illnesses.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Moyes has trusted his midfield to push closer to the striker and the resultant combination play led to his goal and a glut of chances.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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That’s also frankly not as bad as expected coming off of 2023’s dual strikes and resultant gaps in the release calendar.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2025
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The moves alienated longtime shoppers who valued Kohl’s for its quality clothes at reasonable prices.—
Maria Sole Campinoti,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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All of this could have been avoided with any number of reasonable, common-sense approaches to addressing homebuilding on a statewide basis.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Orange County Register,
27 Jan. 2025
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As brutal as the action looks on the surface, there is some rational trading taking place, even if some of the moves in individual stocks end up being overdone.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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Our rational impulses are so automatic, and so strong, that we’re now faced with the problem of what to do with the irrational.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
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Sanchez also did not have a valid driver's license, according to the affidavit.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Others believe the practice undermines the valid goal of requiring workers to come back to work sites to improve productivity.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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More support for Calvert-Lewin — and empowering attacking players One of the main criticisms of the football Dyche’s sides played was that there was little guidance or semblance of a coherent blueprint in the attacking third.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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And unlike the Metrorail projects, where the station, apartments, shops and other amenities are clustered closely together on compact former parking lots to form tightly coherent urban districts, Upland Park would be spread out over two far larger, separate and disconnected properties.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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The hotel whose setting and décor is the next best thing to visiting Austria is also full of the real family’s history.—
Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, contributor,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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Posada de las Flores also houses one of the town's best restaurants in its plaza-facing dining room with al fresco seating.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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Another sensible name is Seahawks defensive backs coach/passing game coordinator Karl Scott, who’s been with the Seahawks since 2022.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The actuarial table that made such a decision sensible—and profitable—existed inside Franklin’s head, right next to all those ideas that ended up in the Declaration of Independence.—
Scott Z. Burns,
airmail.news,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Consequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consequent. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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