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to come at a later time; to happen as a result
When the news broke, a long period of chaos ensued.
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Recent Examples of ensued
Once the final frame got underway, chaos ensued as the undefeated NEPSAC programs traded blows.
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Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Amid the skirmishes that ensued, federal agents fired a chemical agent toward a protester at near-point-blank range, and security personnel later opened fire on a U-Haul truck that had backed up toward a barrier on the island’s bridge, injuring the driver and an apparent bystander.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
McCay said the suspect was trying to talk to Kimber before a fight ensued.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The vehicle did not pull over, and a pursuit ensued.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
The backlash soon ensued, with social media users calling for a boycott of Disney's streaming services.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Being without her this time, however, chaos ensued.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
So Nix killed the play, checked into a run, and chaos ensued.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
For instance, reporters covering the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan in 2021 revealed the chaos that ensued and repudiated official statements claiming the pullout was smooth.
—Amy Kristin Sanders, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Amid the skirmishes that ensued, federal agents fired a chemical agent toward a protester at near-point-blank range, and security personnel later opened fire on a U-Haul truck that had backed up toward a barrier on the island’s bridge, injuring the driver and an apparent bystander.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
McCay said the suspect was trying to talk to Kimber before a fight ensued.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The vehicle did not pull over, and a pursuit ensued.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
The backlash soon ensued, with social media users calling for a boycott of Disney's streaming services.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Being without her this time, however, chaos ensued.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
So Nix killed the play, checked into a run, and chaos ensued.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
For instance, reporters covering the Biden administration’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan in 2021 revealed the chaos that ensued and repudiated official statements claiming the pullout was smooth.
—Amy Kristin Sanders, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ensued
replaced
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In the owner’s en suite, Heesen replaced one of the original dual toilets with a vanity area.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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The East Wing, which, in part, housed the office of the first lady and the Presidential Emergency Operations Center, will be replaced by a ballroom.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Ensued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ensued. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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