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result

[ri-zuhlt] / rɪˈzʌlt /




Frequently Asked Questions

What is another word for result?
The word result often refers to what happens (or what has happened) because of something else. A close synonym for result is outcome. Like result, outcome often implies that something has ended and reached its conclusion, such as a game or a research project. Another term for this is end result. A somewhat less common synonym is upshot. In these contexts, the result is what has come out of it—the result of a game is the final score or, more specifically, who won; the result of research is the data that has been gathered from it. The result of a cause is called an effect. All effects come after an action, but the word aftereffect can be used for delayed effects—those that come later, after the initial effects. The result of a certain action is called a consequence. The word repercussion often refers to a negative consequence. The word aftermath is usually reserved for the consequences of a major event—what happens after it.
What are other words for as a result?
As a result is one of those set phrases that’s often used in essays or other formal writing (though it’s also used in everyday conversation). If you’re talking about people and their actions, you could use as a consequence.  Rather than trying to replace result with another word, though, you can also reword the sentence altogether, such as by saying The result was… or using result in its verb sense, as in This resulted in….  Or you could reword the sentence using one of the many synonyms listed in the first section above.
How do you use result in a sentence?
Result is a very common word that can be used in a variety of ways, including as both a noun and a verb. Here are some examples of result in a sentence:
  • The result was clearly an upset—the favorites lost to a weaker and less experienced team.
  • Using cold butter yields better results when making pastry.
  • The scandal has resulted in the resignation of three top officials.

Example Sentences

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As a result, most of the crude being refined at Dangote's Kenyan refinery will have to come by ship from other regions, at least initially.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The U.K. bakery chain said Wednesday that the proposal to consolidate its in-house manufacturing activities is the result of a review that aims to ensure it operates in the most cost-efficient manner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

An actor's voice "is the result of years of rigorous training and apprenticeship" to hone talent, Yuko Sasaki, executive director of the Japan Actors Union, told AFP ahead of the ruling.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Years of back-and-forth followed, with the result first changed to a draw, then reverted back to an England win.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Given Franklin’s reputation as an explorer and the nature of his two ships, many expected this would be the Passage-search that would achieve the long-awaited glorious result.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

Pre-menopausal women will either receive the new programme alongside existing standard care, or existing standard care alone, with the results of each approach then compared.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The College Board sends test results directly to colleges selected by students.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Sapir says his research team simulated how an investor in several leveraged ETFs would have performed relative to an unleveraged index over all rolling 10-year periods and found these results:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The analysts trimmed their price target on Netflix to $95 from $100, to account for lower earnings estimates in the wake of Netflix’s mixed second-quarter results in July.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Expose the egg to the moonlight for at least three hours, then await the results.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

However, manufacturing activity retreated for the first time in four months, in part thanks to unplanned downtime at a petroleum refinery in southwestern Ontario that resulted in lower output of gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Such activity resulted in at least 53 incidents where an OpenAI agent took an image from ChatGPT user activity and transferred it elsewhere.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Despite rising anxiety about AI, the technology hasn’t yet resulted in massive job losses.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The transaction resulted in roughly 60 layoffs, Quixote said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Many historical calamities, from deadly wars to ecological catastrophes, have resulted from this over-hasty jump.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

The resulting haze has spread to neighbouring countries, closed thousands of schools, caused tens of thousands of respiratory infections and imperilled countless wild animals.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Urolithin A targets a specific amino acid on the protein, activating a pathway resulting in cardiovascular benefits.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Tougher times followed, resulting in almost five years out of the 50-over side and only occasional T20 appearances.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

After that, USC — seemingly in no particular hurry — ran 13 more plays, none of them resulting in a gain longer than 16 yards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Most of them, especially those who came to the principality as new men, when they recognized the difficulty resulting from the two opposing humours, turned to appeasing the soldiers, caring little about injuring the people.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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