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corollary

noun

ˈkȯr-ə-ˌler-ē

Definition of corollary

as in result

a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause one corollary of the rise of television was a massive makeover of radio's programming

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as in accompaniment

something that is found along with something else increased taxes—or expanding deficits—are the inevitable corollary to any new government spending program

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Recent Examples of corollary Because passing risk to students is easy The corollary of the college-for-all ethos is the save-for-college culture – best demonstrated by the 529 plan-industrial complex – because college has always been costly. — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The corollary is that paintings that don’t seem to have been purchased by the couple must be empty and flat, without the vein of spirituality that would bring them to life. — Clare Bucknell, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 Throughout the series, Lennertz and Bowen were concerned with finding a musical language for the characters, and often tried to find corollaries in their instrumentation for the actors’ gestures and expressions. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 12 June 2026 Similarly, the direction—and its corollary, the editing—allows nothing extraneous to detract attention from the script’s meticulous and sturdy construction. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for corollary

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Noun

The company's agentic security platform delivered great results as enterprises looked to protect against rogue AI agents.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
On the pitch, Chelsea is hoping to convert years of spending into results.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of result

Noun

The adventures of Addison’s titular shilling include being hoarded, offered as a bribe, and sent as an insulting accompaniment to a letter disinheriting a son.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Pasta salad, potato salad, or other summer vegetable dishes also make perfect accompaniments.

— Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of accompaniment

Noun

Ilie and Ghodla modeled the environment in which the resultant black hole seeds would exist and merge, calculating merger rates and the influence on the gravitational wave background.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
No other spacecraft has ever descended into the moon’s shadowy south polar craters, although NASA did crash a rocket into one in 2009 and watched a resultant plume of water vapor burst out.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of resultant

Noun

Strong El Niño events, such as the one revving up in the tropical Pacific, have rarely spared the Golden State from significant and damaging consequences.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The Federal Trade Commission has warned AI companies that privacy and confidentiality promises carry legal consequences.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of consequence

Noun

Another win was with a European car maker that replaced its next-gen Endpoint Detection and Response, legacy SIEM, and legacy vulnerability management product with an eight-figure net-new Falcon Flex.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Each has a king-size bed with a Casper mattress, custom The Henson robes and Frette towels, a frame TV, Marshall speakers, Grown Alchemist products, and a lot of natural light.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

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