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

But after months of consultation, the culture ministry decided against the move, saying it could risk deterring domestic visitors as well as a result.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Nearly half a million people are living displaced in Rakhine as a result of the conflict, UN data says.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Some 17.5 million pounds of pension escrow funds are returning to the company as a result.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The bill also gives some legal protection for school districts against financial penalties if their arts funding decreases as a result of factors beyond their control, such as the expiration of a grant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

I was notified that I had won a year’s subscription to Life magazine as a result of the essay I had written on the book I would most like to see in Cinemascope.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers

as a result

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