1
as in resultant
coming as a result
his high-fat diet and the consequential weight gain
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as in important
having great meaning or lasting effect
the American Civil War is often regarded as the nation's most consequential event since its founding
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as in smug
having too high an opinion of oneself
for such a consequential businessman, he's head of a rather small company
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Recent Examples of consequential
So the topline findings are that growing up poor in the United States is particularly consequential for your adult economic outcomes, undermining this idea that the US, relative to peer nations, is some land of great upward economic opportunity.
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Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 2 Feb. 2025
All can be consequential, but some have more weight than others.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
Like many young people in magazines, she gets passed over for consequential features and splashy profiles, even when the ideas come from her.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
The most consequential feature of the RTX 50 series is DLSS 4’s Multi-Frame Generation.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 2 Feb. 2025
All can be consequential, but some have more weight than others.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
Like many young people in magazines, she gets passed over for consequential features and splashy profiles, even when the ideas come from her.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
The most consequential feature of the RTX 50 series is DLSS 4’s Multi-Frame Generation.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consequential
Adjective
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All of this is mostly dictated by location of the mass on the eyelid, size, and resultant function.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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The resultant liquid is filled with funky botanical flavors with a hint of sweetness.—
Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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The General Assembly has become the most important U.N. body on Ukraine because the Security Council has been paralyzed by Russia’s veto power.—
Edith M. Lederer,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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But when the spotlight is brighter and everything feels more important, suddenly a mild slump becomes much more.—
Sean McIndoe,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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While the Duttons are just barely scraping by, the smug evil-doer is enjoying a warm bath in his mansion.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
23 Feb. 2025
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Most of your editorials, John Brummett, Rex Nelson, and John Deering, are blatant Trump haters, and their smug, condescending echo-chamber mindsets are constantly denigrating, mocking, and disrespecting at least 64 percent of your potential readers.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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The reduction in future Social Security benefits caused by these excess deaths was then recalculated by NBER to $205 billion considering the consequent decrease in future payroll tax flows and higher payments to surviving spouses and children.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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The consequent ubiquity of the word has brought us to Phase 3, in which people now say oneshotted without quotation marks—not in reference to the original post but rather as a vehicle for conveying its own meaning.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
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While the Board appreciates that mistakes can be made, the mistakes here are significant and damaging to the BBC.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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The president and House Republicans have said Medicaid would not be touched by this budget, but that significant a cut from the House Energy and Commerce Committee can only come from its Medicaid and CHIP funding.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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His proud display of his mug shot is just the latest example of his disregard for political norms.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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As proud Illinoisans, we were honored to showcase to our Washington colleagues what Midwest sensibility can achieve, and our visits to Project HOOD and Pacific Garden served as a reminder to us all how our civic duty affects real individuals and families.—
Danny K. Davis,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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China's annual Singles' Day sales event, a nationwide shopping festival in October and November, often viewed as a consumer sentiment barometer, ran longer than usual and led to a 26.6% rise in sales in major e-commerce platforms, according to data provider Syntun.—
Harshita Mary Varghese and Casey Hall,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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That success includes federal funding for major projects like the Borman Expressway flex road project.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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According to Packer, several surefire ways to ensure success start here: Be arrogant!—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
17 Feb. 2025
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In 1254, King Edward I and Queen Eleanor of Castile were married at a very young age, and although Edward had a reputation for being arrogant and quarrelsome, the pair eventually fell deeply in love.—
Gulnaz Khan,
AFAR Media,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Consequential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consequential. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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