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ensuing

[en-soo]

verb (used without object), -sued, -su·ing.

to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession: As the days ensued, he recovered his strength.

to follow as a consequence; result: When those two friends meet, a battle of wits ensues.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English ensuen < Anglo-French ensuer (cognate with Old French ensui(v)re). See en-¹, sue

Related forms

en·su·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms
1, 2. See follow. 2. issue, arise, flow.

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The scale of the ensuing uncontrolled release of radiation that follows differentiates the two.

Man, does this piece and the ensuing responses nail the nail's head.

The ensuing dialogue of the deaf therefore continues.

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The scale of the ensuing uncontrolled release of radiation that follows differentiates the two.

Man, does this piece and the ensuing responses nail the nail's head.

The ensuing dialogue of the deaf therefore continues.

The rest of the dam is going to be taken down in the ensuing months.

The ensuing grumbling about the unreliability of polls sparked the germ of an idea.

The ensuing scandal made her something of a pariah to the establishment.

Link's the favorite to win the chance to appear in the ensuing ceremony with the headmaster's daughter.

The ensuing forty days will be filled with penitence and dullness, mostly dullness.

Please stick to the topic of the post and ensuing discussion.

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Quizzical, thank you for your comments but they have nothing to do with this post and the ensuing conversation.

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He went down in a heap after scoring a layup and tied the score with the ensuing free throw.

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The intention was to get close, fire a projectile into the surface and grab some of the ensuing dust.

The ensuing rivalry produced a procession of spectacular achievements and heroes.

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No one was killed in the ensuing battle, except for sheep picking along the beach behind.

In the ensuing years, the technology has advanced even more.

He then kept a public chronicle of the ensuing exchanges.

Fortunately, the young lovers are able to withstand the ensuing turmoil and they elope.

Posts and the ensuing discussion are not simply for the benefit of the thread starters.

In the ensuing panic, parents rushed to collect their children, leading to a series of car crashes.

She was eventually cleared but the ensuing scandal wasted precious time.

The ensuing battle would probably be brief but intense.

The ensuing destruction of the banking sector exacts a heavy toll.

Cardiomyopathy is characterized by enlargement and ensuing weakening of the heart.

The ensuing battle pitted consumers against musicians and their labels.

And, as so often, the ensuing scandal risks focusing on the wrong issues.

Italy, and the ensuing efforts by a diverse group of international workers to rescue and restore the city's art treasures.

The ensuing frustration was his own fault, as is the tragedy.

She was hesitant, but she got up and the ensuing experience was amazing.

The ensuing vacuum has generally been filled by a secular alternative.

If he calls out his supporters-for something of the martyr lurks in him-he may be blamed for the ensuing chaos.

Over two dozen were killed in the ensuing shoot-out.

The ensuing public outcry would almost certainly result in the law being rewritten in favour of scientific advancement.

But if the ensuing police operation was meant to combat extremism by smoking out rebels, it did the opposite.

Hence the placing of the back-up power generators where they were flooded over, causing all the ensuing tragic chain reactions.

Instead, the benefits will come from the presence of a divided government and its ensuing gridlock.

The principal business transacted yesterday was the election of officers for the ensuing year, which resulted as follows:.

New drugs promise to prevent some of the ensuing brain damage.

The ensuing family dispute, fueled by the scandalous affair, created bitterness for generations.

Long-term, the test could gather unprecedented data on how players become injured and what happens to them in the ensuing weeks.

Fabergé and his shop were casualties of the ensuing political upheaval.

Those who observe the fast must not only put up with the heat and the ensuing dangers of dehydration and.

The ensuing chemical low tide could explain the depression users describe when they are coming down.

Here, for the first time, he encountered the logistical challenges he would face during the ensuing years of the war.

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It was fascinating to hear the questions and the ensuing discussions.

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The ensuing suffering is occasionally deemed worthwhile.

All went well-until the crash and ensuing economic crisis hit her previously prosperous clients.

We've learned from trying to plan in the past that too many things go wrong, and the ensuing stress isn't worth.

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Hundreds of bullet scars on the church's walls still testify to the fury of the ensuing fight.

In the ensuing battles for turf and tools, staffers had to use any advantage at their disposal.

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If the group has found its footing, despite many crises in the ensuing years, it is mainly for two reasons.

Expansion has apparently continued, but much more slowly, over the ensuing billions of years.

The ensuing cavalcade has been entertaining in its way, if not exactly edifying.

In an ensuing shoving match, a television camera was broken.

Their claim to be the first to stand on top of the world has become controversial over the ensuing century.

The carwash was demolished by the explosion and several nearby businesses were damaged by the ensuing fire.

The ensuing chase whisks our protagonists into a break-dancing contest, where the storyline is resolved in laff-riot fashion.

But it posed a big challenge to researchers in biology, who had to deal with the ensuing deluge of data.

The ensuing dash about the pastel, picturesque countryside is unbelievable, too.

Pittsburgh's employment has, over the ensuing three decades, diversified quite well.

In the ensuing conflict he kills everyone except one young teenaged boy.

The ensuing rush to protect home markets served only to depress commerce further.

The ensuing fight was awful and it escalated way too fast for.

In the ensuing years, he has become a familiar figure along the road.

They will protest, and the ensuing pain will be felt by the imperial power as well as by its subjects.

The economic crisis and the ensuing instability have encouraged more rich people to think of art as a form of wealth management.

The ensuing bust has cost the world economies far, far more than any benefit of supposed liquidity.

Infantile denial can only delay the final implosion so much, but make the ensuing repurcushions that much harder to endure.

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World English Dictionary

ensuing (ɪnˈsjuːɪŋ)

—*adj*
1.	following subsequently or in order
2.	following or occurring as a consequence; resulting

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Word Origin & History

ensue

late 14c., from O.Fr. ensivre "follow close upon," from L.L. insequere, from L. insequi "to pursue," from in- "upon" + sequi "follow" (see sequel). Related: Ensued; ensues; ensuing.

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