as in implication
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something that is produced by or necessarily follows an action, decision, etc.
They discussed the possible ramifications of the new treaty. The government's actions in this case could have major political ramifications.
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Recent Examples of ramification
However, the ramifications were far different in sunny and idyllic west London yesterday.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The end of the draft does not create extra urgency, as further financial ramifications don’t kick in until September.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Iran has also conducted drone strikes that damaged data centers in the region that are owned by Amazon Web Services, which operates the world’s largest cloud platform—high-value targets with major financial and operational ramifications.
—Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
The decision could have important ramifications for policymaking at an especially delicate time.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The end of the draft does not create extra urgency, as further financial ramifications don’t kick in until September.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Iran has also conducted drone strikes that damaged data centers in the region that are owned by Amazon Web Services, which operates the world’s largest cloud platform—high-value targets with major financial and operational ramifications.
—Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
The decision could have important ramifications for policymaking at an especially delicate time.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramification
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For The Times) Dollars and sensitivities The financial implications of the strike are difficult to calculate at this juncture, but the district doesn’t necessarily lose money.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The erotic implications of vampiric temptation—and of glam-rock front men who generously offer to pierce an ear under the boardwalk—remain.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Playoff series are the epitome of small sample sizes, which is why making sport-changing decisions based on those outcomes makes little sense.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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While most of the people who work in the system really do want to help families, research shows that except in very rare circumstances, children have better outcomes with family members than in foster care.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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There were other consequences for the city too – like the hefty settlement payments Detroit doled out to the exonerated men in Simon’s cases.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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There is another consequence, less visible but just as important.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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No immediate impact likely for world oil markets The UAE’s withdrawal from OPEC won’t necessarily have any immediate effects in markets.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Yet another secondary effect of the Iran war is the expansion of modern drone warfare to the Persian Gulf region.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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