- plural of consequence.
consequences
Example Sentences
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If Dodgers’ ownership is found to have circumvented the rules, there should be serious consequences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
"That has consequences for many areas of astronomy. For example, as many planets orbit low-mass stars, this could even indicate that more planets formed in the early universe than we had previously assumed."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Unlike robots trained on video alone, this allows its AI to connect user actions to their consequences in virtual worlds, yielding a large action model.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
But they did not listen, instead focusing on adding ever-more complexities to the rules to try to address some of the consequences of it.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Pitching a song in the wrong range can have significant negative consequences on a child’s musical self-esteem.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
