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

With extreme weather events becoming increasingly frequent as a result of climate change, the Netherlands will have to rethink a strategy that has until now been "waterproof."

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

About 100 health visitors at Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board have been on strike since February in a row over job grading, saying they are losing up to £9,000 a year as a result.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

“This is a PR cleanup situation. This is the mayor understanding that businesses are suffering as a result of lack of access,” Shorter said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

In recent years, the People’s Bank of China has maintained a very tight liquidity and as a result China has very weak growth, he argues.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Shona was the country's national language, but most people spoke English as a result of being colonized.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

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