as a result

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accordingly adv.
through prep.

ADVERB

accordingly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appropriately correspondingly properly proportionately respectively subsequently therefore thus

STRONG

consequently in due course

WEAK

as a consequence duly equally ergo fitly hence in consequence in respect to in that event resultantly so suitably then under the circumstances

Antonyms

WEAK

inappropriately unsuitably

PREPOSITION

through

Synonyms

WEAK

as a consequence at the hand of because of by by dint of by means of by reason by the agency of by virtue of for in consequence of in virtue of per through the medium of using via with with the help of

Antonyms

WEAK

around

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as a result

If you have not used up your lifetime exemption, you would not owe gift tax as a result of this transfer.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

At the same time, console prices have risen as memory chips become more expensive as a result of the AI industry's huge demand for computing power.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

The Regulator will investigate and, as a result, Carse has been removed from the squad and replaced by Sonny Baker.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Wright spoke to jurors from a mobility scooter as a result, he told them, of COVID.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

As one might expect, the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females had been woefully undersupplied with boys, and as a result Penelope had hardly met any in her life.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

as a result

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