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as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
a predictable outgrowth of the suburb's ever growing population will be the need for more schools
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as in derivation
something that naturally develops or is developed from something else
an industry that is an outgrowth of the technology first developed for the U.S. space program
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Recent Examples of outgrowth
Next there was the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an outgrowth of the 2008 financial collapse and a long standing target of the financial services industry.
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Claudia Weicker, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
That acrimony accelerated the outgrowth of hard-right media organizations that pitch themselves as alternatives to Fox, from Newsmax and One America News Network to Right Side Broadcasting Network and Real America’s Voice.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
In California, towering wildfires have long loomed large as the most nightmarish and concerning outgrowth of climate change.
—Jerel Ezell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Instead, winning is the outgrowth and the evidence of hard work, high character, and a pure heart.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
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Claudia Weicker, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
That acrimony accelerated the outgrowth of hard-right media organizations that pitch themselves as alternatives to Fox, from Newsmax and One America News Network to Right Side Broadcasting Network and Real America’s Voice.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
In California, towering wildfires have long loomed large as the most nightmarish and concerning outgrowth of climate change.
—Jerel Ezell, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
Instead, winning is the outgrowth and the evidence of hard work, high character, and a pure heart.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgrowth
Noun
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The polio virus attacks the nervous system and often leads to paralysis of lower limbs and, in severe cases, the muscles that control breathing.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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Children often bear the heaviest burden, paying the price of war with their health and, in some cases, their limbs.—
Sarah Ferguson,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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From her campaign headquarters in Quito, González emphatically rejected the outcome.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Regardless of whether Tennessee looks back on this as a smart decision—on and off the field—in the future, one thing is for sure: the outcome of this situation will have a profound impact on contractual relationships between athletes and programs going forward.—
Kristi Dosh,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The new proof broadly consists of three steps: derive the macroscopic theory from the mesoscopic one; derive the mesoscopic theory from the microscopic one; and then stitch them together in a single derivation of the macroscopic laws all the way from the microscopic ones.—
Jack Murtagh,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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The chances are that language switching isn’t necessarily active for the chain-of-thought derivations.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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For 2025, the total number of companies for which emissions data was obtained increased from approximately 750 in the previous year to around 900 in the current year, representing a 25% growth.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Creatine is a dietary supplement shown to support muscle growth, boost strength, and improve athletic performance.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
21 Apr. 2025
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Friday’s result provided further clarity on the Heat’s draft pick situation.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Webb telescope observations could have occurred by chance or could be the result of previously unknown chemical processes at work on K2-18b.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Sodium hyaluronate, a derivative of hyaluronic acid, is the star ingredient paired with glycerin and vitamin E to help skin retain moisture, minimize fine lines, and quell dryness.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2025
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Hormone therapy’s rocky history Hormone therapy using estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen and progestin, a synthetic derivative of progesterone, restores estrogen levels and effectively treats menopausal symptoms.—
Matthew Nudy,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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Today’s offal movement is, in part, an offshoot of the carnivore diet—a meat-heavy approach to eating that, despite copious warnings from nutritionists, rose to prominence online beginning around 2018.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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The title, which will come out twice a year, is an offshoot of 10 Magazine USA, which launched in 2023 under editor in chief Dora Fung, who believes that U.S. readers are hungry for men’s fashion, and local brands are eager to speak to them.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Show how data from customers/employees contributes to product innovations; present plans for sharing resultant value. 2.—
James Felton Keith,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Finally, the resultant structure was coated in potassium hydroxide, which washes away less stable structures and leaves behind thousands of microscopic pores.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Outgrowth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgrowth. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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