as in to result
formal
to have a particular result
—used especially to describe how something affects someone or something or affects the opinion that people have about someone or something —+ to
It redounds to his credit that he worked so hard to prevent this crisis.
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Manchin's retirement could redound to Republicans' benefit in those races, too.
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Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2023
What’s interesting about these and other radical acts of the Roberts Court, though, is that Democrats have watched the political fallout redound to their benefit.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2023
But congressional aides and experts on both sides of the aisle say a shutdown is likely to redound to the White House’s political benefit, particularly as the GOP House is consumed in a fierce internal battle.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
Yes, the world is stacked against us, but our collective susceptibility to dumb diets and quick fixes doesn’t redound to our credit.
—Tamar Haspel, Anchorage Daily News, 1 July 2023
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Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2023
What’s interesting about these and other radical acts of the Roberts Court, though, is that Democrats have watched the political fallout redound to their benefit.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2023
But congressional aides and experts on both sides of the aisle say a shutdown is likely to redound to the White House’s political benefit, particularly as the GOP House is consumed in a fierce internal battle.
—Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
Yes, the world is stacked against us, but our collective susceptibility to dumb diets and quick fixes doesn’t redound to our credit.
—Tamar Haspel, Anchorage Daily News, 1 July 2023
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