side effects

noun

variants also side reactions
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plural of side effect
as in ramifications

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  1. ramifications
  2. aftereffects
  3. complexities
  4. complications
Noun
  • However, the ramifications would be even broader.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Government loans have some political ramifications, namely, encouraging home purchasing without any liability of the seller for the existing government loan.
    Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of ramifications
Noun
  • The Chinese city has struggled in recent years owing to the aftereffects of its tough COVID-zero policy, concerns over Beijing’s encroaching jurisdiction, and a sluggish Chinese economy.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Nov. 2024
  • But the rides were to fall silent and still Sunday night, as the park run by Ocean City’s mayor and nurtured by generations of his ancestors, closed down, the victim of financial woes made worse by the lingering aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Superstorm Sandy.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of aftereffects
Noun
  • For many emerging brands, the question is whether to use contract manufacturing or take on the complexities of in-house production.
    Dave Knox, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This analysis of an innovative AI advancement is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage on the latest in AI including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see the link here).
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of complexities
Noun
  • Calculating the actuals brings in many complications, including the size of the business, type of machinery and local rates and incentives.
    Tracy Price, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • These unintended pregnancies often result in preterm births, postpartum depression, and other complications.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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