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as in logical
according to the rules of logic
the conclusion that you have reached is neither consequent nor plausible
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as in resultant
coming as a result
her new job and consequent relocation added to the stress
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Recent Examples of consequent
The reduction in future Social Security benefits caused by these excess deaths was then recalculated by NBER to $205 billion considering the consequent decrease in future payroll tax flows and higher payments to surviving spouses and children.
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
The consequent ubiquity of the word has brought us to Phase 3, in which people now say oneshotted without quotation marks—not in reference to the original post but rather as a vehicle for conveying its own meaning.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025
Such haphazard and unbalanced development and the consequent unevenness of available series has produced biases in our historical understanding of sea-level rise, Hardenberg writes.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The company’s initial data suggest a fire developed in the rear section of the ship, which led to the explosion over the Atlantic Ocean and a consequent rain of debris.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
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There are logical, though debatable, arguments that the settlement paying male athletes more in damages and permitting colleges to pay male athletes more going forward is problematic under Title IX.—
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Repeatedly, the market tried to make something of several logical, if a bit neat-and-tidy, inflection points.—
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Linn claims the resultant improvement in sonic performance is boosted by three solid-steel feet, on rubber pads, which reduce unwanted vibrations and increase overall stability throughout the unit.—
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According to 2012 research from Child Abuse Review, this kind of father wound is resultant of a common patriarchal norm: that men should focus solely on maintaining order, while remaining emotionally stoic.—
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Given that this decline coincided with the large-scale movement of the US Commercial fishing fleet into those waters, the idea that overfishing might have something to do with it seemed a reasonable hypothesis.—
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Ars wrote more about why this is a reasonable path forward last September.—
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Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.—
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The individual leader faces a prisoner's dilemma where the rational choice for personal advancement conflicts with the collective interest.—
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Only tickets originally purchased to games Saturday and Sunday will be valid for this weekend’s games.—
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A lot of people want to talk gun control, which is a very valid debate.—
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What’s worse, the White House has failed to mount a coherent campaign to explain the stakes to the American people.—
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Isolationism as a Slur In the postwar era, isolationism devolved from a coherent strategic perspective into a term of political derision.—
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After a week full of monstrous swings, the S&P 500 posted its best weekly performance since November 23, while the Nasdaq saw its best week since November 2022, according to the financial data firm FactSet.—
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Shorts are the only categories whose winners are ineligible for best picture, acting, screenplay or any other major Oscar, due to their length.—
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Wear sensible shoes to explore Kathleen Ferguson’s urban flower farm built on a slope.—
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This seemed entirely sensible at this strange, disconnected time.—
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“Consequent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consequent. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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