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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
In California, towering wildfires have long loomed large as the most nightmarish and concerning outgrowth of climate change.
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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
Coppola’s film is disorienting and disturbing, using Vietnam to capture the insanity of all war and drawing on Conrad to suggest that war might just be an outgrowth of an awfulness at the core of humanity itself.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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.
—Claudia Weicker, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
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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
Coppola’s film is disorienting and disturbing, using Vietnam to capture the insanity of all war and drawing on Conrad to suggest that war might just be an outgrowth of an awfulness at the core of humanity itself.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
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.
—Claudia Weicker, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgrowth
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Without warning, the robot loses control, thrashing its limbs, knocking over equipment and forcing the technicians to scramble out of harm's way.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2025
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Several young men, including Reed’s grandson, were helping to haul debris, trees and limbs to the curb May 23.—
Gael Langdon,
Arkansas Online,
1 June 2025
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Her relationship may have been seen as the ideal outcome of inner work, so its collapse may have felt disappointing, like a blow to their healing process.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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There’s been speculation in the Russian and Western media about areas for possible negotiation, and the outcome of the Istanbul talks are being closely watched for any hints of flexibility.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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Look for people dressed as Jab Jab, the Grenadian devil-like figure (its name is a derivation of diable or devil in French).—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
26 May 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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Second, South Florida’s population has seen surges in growth since the pandemic.—
Ryan Rossi,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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The growth of both affordable and artisanal cans of sardines and mussels could just show Americans are diversifying their preferences for healthy sources of proteins.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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The result is more of a finer bar-and-grill — note that’s the new name — with dinners for $20-$40.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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Similar tests on reefs in the Florida Keys have been conducted, with mixed preliminary results, likely due to regional differences in SCTLD.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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Ketamine as depression treatment In 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a derivative of ketamine in a nasal spray format (Spravato, or S-ketamine) for treatment-resistant depression and suicidal ideation.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2025
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Ro Custom Rx is one of the best ways to get a prescription retinoid over the counter because its primary ingredient is tretinoin—a vitamin A derivative that requires a prescription.—
Jessica Kasparian,
Allure,
21 May 2025
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The offshoot was just as expensive, though, costing roughly $90 million to produce.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
4 June 2025
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An offshoot of that is the children’s business, since women are typically the family member that purchases for kids.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
3 June 2025
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Meanwhile caretakers are concerned with something that can be even more challenging to address: the psychological trauma resultant from years of abuse in captivity.—
Ryley Graham,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 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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“Outgrowth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outgrowth. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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