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redound

verb

Definition of redound

as in to result

formal to have a particular result

—used especially to describe how something affects someone or something or affects the opinion that people have about someone or something

—+ to It redounds to his credit that he worked so hard to prevent this crisis.

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Recent Examples of redound In this roundabout way, the pledge would redound to China’s benefit, too, as long as Beijing truly does not wish to use force to annex Taiwan. — Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2025 Fear and instability redound to the benefit of authoritarians, so violence done in the name of left-wing causes serves right-wing ends. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2025 Success would benefit China’s economic progress and redound to Xi’s political credit. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025 This has both saved lives and redounded enormously to our benefit economically, culturally, and socially. — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redound

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result

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Yellow deodorant stains result from a chemical reaction between sweat, the aluminum in antiperspirants, and fabric fibers over time, leading to discoloration.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 2 July 2026
Acute hearing loss can result from treatable causes like earwax buildup or infection that a hearing aid won’t address.

— Allison Palmer July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

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