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• “in that event, the first possibility is excluded“
• “it may rain in which case the picnic will be canceled“

Synonyms

• case look over, usually with the intention to rob; enclose in, or as if in, a case; an occurrence of something; a special set of circumstances; a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; the actual state of things; a portable container for carrying several objects; a person requiring professional services; a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; a problem requiring investigation; a statement of facts and reasons used to support an argument; the quantity contained in a case ; nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence ; a specific state of mind that is temporary; a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); a specific size and style of type within a type family ; an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part ; the housing or outer covering of something; the enclosing frame around a door or window opening; (printing) the receptacle in which a compositor has his type, which is divided into compartments for the different letters, spaces, or numbers; bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow; a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

• “the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory“

• “the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise“
• “his decision had depressing consequences for business“
• “he acted very wise after the event“

Synonyms

• consequence a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual ; having important effects or influence
• effect produce; act so as to bring into existence; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; an outward appearance; an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work ; (of a law) having legal validity; a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
• outcome something that results; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
• result issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); produce as a result or residue; come about or follow as a consequence; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; something that results; the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
• issue prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; circulate or distribute or equip with; bring out an official document (such as a warrant) ; come out of; make out and issue; an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; one of a series published periodically; some situation or event that is thought about; the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government ; the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; the immediate descendants of a person; the becoming visible; an opening that permits escape or release; the act of issuing printed materials
• upshot a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon