as in effect
the power to bring about a result on another
your decision not to go to college will have repercussions you'll feel for years to come
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Recent Examples of repercussion
The Afghanistan debacle had helped to do in Biden, and any botching in the Mideast would have had (and could still have) negative repercussions for Trump.
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, also a Republican candidate for governor, suggests potential legal and financial repercussions for cities obstructing immigration enforcement.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Ysabel Jurado spoke of the repercussions the raids were having on immigrant communities.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Several of those individuals chose to do so on the condition of anonymity, due to the sensitive nature of their comments, and over concerns of repercussions from the state or from their employers.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 24 June 2025
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, also a Republican candidate for governor, suggests potential legal and financial repercussions for cities obstructing immigration enforcement.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Los Angeles City Councilmembers Nithya Raman and Ysabel Jurado spoke of the repercussions the raids were having on immigrant communities.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
Several of those individuals chose to do so on the condition of anonymity, due to the sensitive nature of their comments, and over concerns of repercussions from the state or from their employers.
—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repercussion
Noun
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The watch will remain in effect until 7 p.m. with up to 10 inches possible, the National Weather Service said in an alert.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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Map shows where a flood watch is in effect in central Texas Monday, July 7, 2025.—
July 7,
CBS News,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Those descriptors are accurate enough, as the band themselves have been upfront and proud about their influences: Lucinda Williams, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, Bill Callahan, the Beatles.—
Leah Lu,
Rolling Stone,
15 July 2025
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The Bewitching takes place across three timelines, and the author says that Shirley Jackson was a big influence for the sections focusing on Tremblay in the 1930s.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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But city leaders do not believe the impacts necessitate declaring a state of emergency, which would redirect city workers to pick up residents’ trash.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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The latest inflation report could be the first set of data to show the impact of President Donald Trump’s broad tariffs.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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“Repercussion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repercussion. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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