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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, therapies that are useful at one stage may not have the same effect at another.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Some refineries are offline in the Middle East and Russia and the world is short about 1.6 million barrels of diesel per day as a result, the International Energy Agency said last month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Yandex said that its data centre in Sasovo, in the Ryazan region, had been "seriously damaged as a result of a drone attack" overnight into Thursday, with its operations "completely suspended".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

“There’s a pathology going on here that is so out of keeping with the dignity that ought to characterize the taking of a life as a result of a legal process,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

As a result of the two laws, nearly eight million children donned the brown uniforms of the Hitler Youth in 1939.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

"While more study is needed, we are excited by these results, and they suggest a clear path forward for future research in this area," said Menard.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

“If you want things to change and you want narratives to change, you have to change them through action collectively. If our results are better, that’s the only thing that matters.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Nobel peace laureate and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado remains in exile, though she has said she will not interfere and hopes to see concrete results.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

But the company is facing tough competition, which Boots acknowledged affected revenues in its latest financial results.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

They scrolled through the top search results for “Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Of course, back when barefoot running was the rage in the mid-2000s, alleged injuries caused by zero-stack, or “barely there,” shoes resulted in lawsuits against manufacturers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Five of the lawsuits resulted in settlements, and the companies paid the plaintiffs more than $2 million.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

In the Vale of Glamorgan, businesses use a mix of council and private services, and the local authority said the change has resulted in a "higher quality of recycling".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

“At a time where everybody in Michigan is experiencing an affordability crisis, Blue Cross of Michigan’s unlawful conduct has resulted in everyone paying more,” said Dana Nessel, Michigan’s attorney general.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Thus Pizarro’s capture of Atahuallpa illustrates the set of proximate factors that resulted in Europeans’ colonizing the New World instead of Native Americans’ colonizing Europe.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

High surf battered parts of Huntington Beach, resulting in localized flooding on streets in the Sunset Beach area.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

This exponential move is explained by the record-breaking tanker rates resulting from disruptions to energy shipments in the Strait of Hormuz over the last six months.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

The resulting protein may function as an enzyme, provide structural support, transport molecules, or perform countless other cellular tasks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Airlines, regulators and aerospace manufacturers have worked to stamp out deadly accidents resulting from overshooting runways, mistakenly flying into terrain or failures in aircraft structures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Burnham claimed the agreement was a victory for the exposition, but in fact the fair’s concessions were a breakthrough for organized labor, and the resulting contracts became models for other unions to emulate.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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