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noun

Definition of resultnext
1
as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause the frequent computer crashes are an unexpected result of the new security software we installed

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2
as in answer
something attained by mental effort and especially by computation a nonpartisan panel of experts did the math on the proposed tax cuts and spending programs and the result was an $800 billion federal deficit

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verb

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as in to perform

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as in to follow

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Recent Examples of result
Noun
The results are sexy and funny, strange and gorgeous, personal and political, unconcerned with taboo or traditional structure. — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026 Let’s Encrypt, the certificate authority that issued the certificates used in the hijacking, requires a quorum of them to return a positive result before a certificate is issued. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
Investors may seek to exploit the gap, and economic tumult could result, Gerald Epstein, a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, told ABC News. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 July 2026 All the major green certifiers, such as the Forest Stewardship Council, do not allow any materials that result from transformation approaches in certified forest products. — Steve Strauss, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for result
Recent Examples of Synonyms for result
  1. outcome
  2. answer
  3. perform
  4. follow
  5. resultant
  6. solution
  7. act
  8. turn out
Noun
  • Channel 4 insiders are certainly not unhappy with the outcome.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Such an outcome would amount to a transformation in the transatlantic alliance.
    — JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of outcome
Noun
  • Senior tight end Ryan Wynn was the Panthers’ answer to Konkey.
    — Jerry Birchfield, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Users will not see ads or sponsored links near their conversations, and the chatbot's answers will not be influenced by third-party product placements, Anthropic had said.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of answer
Verb
  • At this point, the two begin (deep sigh) performing lines from Romeo and Juliet while dressed as the title characters.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Participants perform duck walks, suitcase carries, bear crawls and overhead holds reminiscent of the log and boat carries in Marine boot camps.
    — Jenna Belhumeur, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of perform
Verb
  • Carillo delivered a speech so rousing, witty and tender all at once that following her became something of an impossibility.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Braden Montgomery singled and Colson Montgomery followed with the three-run home run, giving the Sox a 4-0 lead.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of follow
Noun
  • Ilie and Ghodla modeled the environment in which the resultant black hole seeds would exist and merge, calculating merger rates and the influence on the gravitational wave background.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • No other spacecraft has ever descended into the moon’s shadowy south polar craters, although NASA did crash a rocket into one in 2009 and watched a resultant plume of water vapor burst out.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of resultant
Noun
  • Spaniards on Wednesday joined protests in support of Ceuta, demanding solutions to the city’s ongoing tensions and calling for Sánchez step down.
    — Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The Sacramento County Office of Education has said the district must identify $150 million in cash solutions by June 2027 to avoid running out of money and potentially entering state receivership.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of solution
Verb
  • Here the landscape was almost entirely about ice and rock, with the glacier acting as sculptor.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Today, the colors lean cooler and act more as accents than the stars of the show.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of act
Verb
  • An unexpected benefit of this process is that its solid carbon byproduct turned out to be graphite, a material used in batteries and electrodes that the US currently imports.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Banging inside a Washington resident's home turned out not to be a burglar.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Result.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/result. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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