as in implications
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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 ramifications
There are multiple ongoing lawsuits involving states and prediction markets, and the ramifications of the legal dispute are being felt on a variety of levels.
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Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Have the developers of artificial intelligence thought through the potential ramifications and unexpected consequences of this outcome?
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Yet Russell’s likability also throws the character’s crimes into relief, making their horrors and ramifications more striking and unsettling by their contrast with his superficial amiability.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
There's also a bit of decision-making involved, but the full ramifications are impossible to evaluate in a short preview like this.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Time will tell which teams did the best in the 2026 NFL Draft, but the ramifications from this year’s three-day marathon are far more immediate.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
However, the ramifications were far different in sunny and idyllic west London yesterday.
—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
Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Have the developers of artificial intelligence thought through the potential ramifications and unexpected consequences of this outcome?
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
Yet Russell’s likability also throws the character’s crimes into relief, making their horrors and ramifications more striking and unsettling by their contrast with his superficial amiability.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
There's also a bit of decision-making involved, but the full ramifications are impossible to evaluate in a short preview like this.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Time will tell which teams did the best in the 2026 NFL Draft, but the ramifications from this year’s three-day marathon are far more immediate.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
However, the ramifications were far different in sunny and idyllic west London yesterday.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramifications
Noun
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If they do get relegated this season, the implications will be sizeable.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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But the Strait of Malacca would have much wider implications from a cargo trade standpoint, with the Ports of Singapore and Malaysia’s Tanjung Pelepas sitting at the channel’s southern entrance.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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An accident can raise questions about medical care, lost wages, and insurance, while an immigration matter can involve deadlines, documentation, and the fear that one wrong move will carry consequences for years.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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This terrorist activity poses a direct threat to the stability of friendly Mali and could have the most serious consequences for the entire region.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
27 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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These spillover effects are deepening an arc of instability stretching from Europe to the Middle East, from Africa to Asia.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 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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In 1969, the chaos theory founder Edward Lorenz articulated the Butterfly Effect, in which a single, small action in one area can lead to broader, unexpected outcomes in others.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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