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
Also, recent funding cuts or freezes to agencies like USAID are already having ramifications on the ground, with public-health professionals concerned that progress in tackling diseases like tuberculosis will stall or regress.
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Simon Williams, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Quote: Ramsay wants to incorporate more rotation into the squad this season — that’s why Lod started and Trapp came off the bench vs. Montreal — and Ramsay is looking ahead to the ramifications of the first international window from March 18-26.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2025
Other experts say the Treasury’s decision could have ramifications for national security.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
That government-wide directive caused confusion as to whether a response was required — and the possible ramifications of not answering.
—Kristin Brown, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Simon Williams, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Quote: Ramsay wants to incorporate more rotation into the squad this season — that’s why Lod started and Trapp came off the bench vs. Montreal — and Ramsay is looking ahead to the ramifications of the first international window from March 18-26.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2025
Other experts say the Treasury’s decision could have ramifications for national security.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
That government-wide directive caused confusion as to whether a response was required — and the possible ramifications of not answering.
—Kristin Brown, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ramification
Noun
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The problem has wide implications: Properties that are dramatically underassessed unfairly spread the tax burden onto everyone else.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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And the fourth is technology, not just the implications of AI, but quantum computing, synthetic biology, other emerging technologies on foreign policy, national security and international economics.—
Edward Felsenthal,
TIME,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Despite the years of discord, his mother never imagined this outcome.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2025
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The decision to annul November’s election had little precedent and handed a propaganda victory to Moscow, which has long dismissed Western democracy as a sham in which elites fix the results to suppress unorthodox views and guarantee an outcome favorable to the liberal establishment.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In a way, Kelly is saying something even Democrats would agree with: elections have consequences.—
Ben Adler,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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Often those predictions are loaded with a twist in their tail, leading to unintended consequences.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Despite the agreements, Trump’s decision on the 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum from Mexico and Canada, which are scheduled to come into effect on March 12, remains in limbo.—
Fabiola Sanchez,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
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In California, after mandatory-arrest laws went into effect, arrests of men increased by sixty per cent; arrests of women increased by four hundred per cent.—
Sarah Lustbader,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Ramification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ramification. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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