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side effect

noun as in adverse or unwanted secondary effect

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He actively sought to play down the threat posed by the virus to buttress the economy before his reelection bid, with the side effect that Republicans were much less likely than Democrats to consider the virus an issue that warranted concern.

Looking back, they mostly seem like a tone-deaf way to celebrate the side effects of a virus that has devastated millions of people.

Even if you’re far down the list, it’s important to know what to do before you roll up your sleeve—from how to make the most of the shot, to how to prepare for the possible side effects.

A 20% average open rate is not bad, he added, but he said that while BDG focuses on growing its total list size, it will be important to monitor that engagement does not drop off as a side effect of new subscriptions.

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Since the beach trip, he has seen cardiologists about his lingering chest pains and finds himself fretting over “the unknown” of what other long-term side effects may emerge.

But millions of rules result in perpetual error, and, as a terminal side effect, make leadership and accomplishment illegal.

“It was a weird side effect of the cold medicine,” he told me once.

It helps to maintain good posture while doing this—a nice side effect.

One predicted side effect of inflation is primordial gravitational waves: twisty ripples in the structure of the Universe.

Halpern prescribes the medi-meth for patients who get recurrent urinary-tract infections—a side effect from Adderall or Ritalin.

Any complex system is sport for a hacker; a side effect of this is the hacker's natural affinity for problems involving security.

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On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to side effect, such as: aftereffect, reaction, aftermath, aftertaste, by-product, and carry over.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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