REPERCUSSIONS Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

repercussions

noun

plural of repercussion

as in effects

the power to bring about a result on another your decision not to go to college will have repercussions you'll feel for years to come

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Recent Examples of repercussions As more and more people succumb to AI psychosis, horror movies are (as always) the first to dive into the repercussions. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 This was really about supporting and providing that space for the girls who did walk off to do so and not feel any repercussions. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 But the law does not define the term or detail repercussions for violations. — Kristian Hernández, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026 So even a small disruption would have very big repercussions for global LNG trade because of this concentration. — CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 Louis Vuitton also felt the repercussions of its legal dispute with Chinese tea brand Molly Tea. — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026 As the midterms near, Republicans have started warning in sometimes dire terms about the possible repercussions. — Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026 The war’s repercussions have spread across the Middle East, including conflict in Lebanon and confrontations involving Iran and the United States, while Israel faces a divisive election and questions over security failures. — Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Any Supreme Court ruling could have repercussions for many of them. — Carrie Johnson, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

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Forecasters say this year's could be among the strongest on record, and its effects are already being felt across South America and far beyond.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Engineers need experimental evidence to understand those effects and refine their designs.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

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The transition to non-fossil energy has its own inflationary impacts, from the costs to heavy industry of adopting new technologies to the production costs of critical minerals.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The findings suggest the impacts of losing Thwaites might have been underestimated.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

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