as in result
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
one expected outcome of hard work is greater success
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Recent Examples of outcome
No doubt, SpaceX is hoping for different outcome with IFT-8.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Studying how music therapy for extremely premature babies can boost their health outcomes.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
There was only one outcome from there on in as the league's most dangerous defender had the freedom of the Etihad.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
One of these customs was tied to the weather: the weather on Candlemas would determine the outcome of the remainder of winter.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Studying how music therapy for extremely premature babies can boost their health outcomes.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
There was only one outcome from there on in as the league's most dangerous defender had the freedom of the Etihad.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
One of these customs was tied to the weather: the weather on Candlemas would determine the outcome of the remainder of winter.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for outcome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outcome
Noun
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Power rankings: How do all 32 teams stand following the result of Super Bowl 59?—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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These results were consistent in participants drinking caffeinated and noncaffeinated coffee.7 Factors That Influence Caffeine's Role in Inflammation While caffeine alone can either increase or decrease inflammation, other factors can influence its role in inflammation.—
Ashley Wong,
Health,
17 Feb. 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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But in the ever-shifting paradigm of how a movie gets released, sometimes an online platform premiere (and its inevitable possible consequences) is the next best thing to a more traditional word-of-mouth generator like a marketing budget or in-person premiere.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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These threats had consequences: according to Republican Senator Mitt Romney, fear of Trump supporters’ violence dissuaded some Republican senators from voting for Trump’s impeachment after the January 6, 2021, attack.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
9 Feb. 2025
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Last month, a lawyer for the company evaded questions from British lawmakers about whether its products include cotton from China’s Xinjiang province, where Beijing is accused of holding members of mostly Muslim ethnic groups in detention camps.—
Brian Slodysko,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Outcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outcome. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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