as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
higher prices are a logical sequel to higher costs for manufacturers
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Recent Examples of sequel
The actor played one of his only big-screen leading roles in the 1983 horror sequel Amityville 3-D, and later appeared in films like Switch with Ellen Barkin and The Longest Week with Jason Bateman.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Jules Verne carried on his flame, writing a sequel to Poe’s novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Feb. 2025
Jupe is known for roles in The Night Manager, George Clooney’s dark comedy Suburbicon, Wonder, the horror film A Quiet Place and its sequel A Quiet Place Part II.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick will return to the big screen this year as Emily and Stephanie in Another Simple Favor, the sequel to Paul Feig's 2018 film A Simple Favor.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Jules Verne carried on his flame, writing a sequel to Poe’s novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Feb. 2025
Jupe is known for roles in The Night Manager, George Clooney’s dark comedy Suburbicon, Wonder, the horror film A Quiet Place and its sequel A Quiet Place Part II.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2025
Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick will return to the big screen this year as Emily and Stephanie in Another Simple Favor, the sequel to Paul Feig's 2018 film A Simple Favor.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sequel
Noun
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Deaths and births disproportionately occurred in the South, which has already tended to have worse infant and maternal health outcomes than the rest of the country.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Here are three observations from Thursday’s outcome.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Feb. 2025
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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“Sequel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sequel. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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