Upshot
noun
The final result or summary of a series of events or facts.
The upshot of the meeting was that they decided to change the company's policies.
Often appears as...
- the upshot of it all
- upshot of the situation
noun
The final result or summary of a series of events or facts.
The upshot of the meeting was that they decided to change the company's policies.
Often appears as...
- the upshot of it all
- upshot of the situation
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3End Result
The 'upshot' is like the conclusion of a story, explaining the final situation after everything has happened.
After weeks of negotiation, the upshot was that the workers received a pay raise.
Pro Tip 2/3Not the Process
'Upshot' focuses on the ending, not the process or steps leading up to it.
The experiments were complex, but the upshot is that the vaccine is effective.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
The word 'upshot' is neutral and can be used for positive, negative, or neutral results.
The upshot of the study was inconclusive, requiring further research.
Pro Tip 1/3End Result
The 'upshot' is like the conclusion of a story, explaining the final situation after everything has happened.
After weeks of negotiation, the upshot was that the workers received a pay raise.
Pro Tip 2/3Not the Process
'Upshot' focuses on the ending, not the process or steps leading up to it.
The experiments were complex, but the upshot is that the vaccine is effective.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
The word 'upshot' is neutral and can be used for positive, negative, or neutral results.
The upshot of the study was inconclusive, requiring further research.
Pro Tip 1/3End Result
The 'upshot' is like the conclusion of a story, explaining the final situation after everything has happened.
After weeks of negotiation, the upshot was that the workers received a pay raise.
Pro Tip 2/3Not the Process
'Upshot' focuses on the ending, not the process or steps leading up to it.
The experiments were complex, but the upshot is that the vaccine is effective.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Tone
The word 'upshot' is neutral and can be used for positive, negative, or neutral results.
The upshot of the study was inconclusive, requiring further research.
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Alexandra Fuller: Born...
all why did you decide to write it well my mother considered that God had given her a pair of ovaries for one reason only and that was to produce a biographer so when she was pregnant with my sister she read the foetus the entire works of Shakespeare in the womb and the upshot was my sister was born
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Where we get our fresh...
It can rest still and deep in huge caverns, or it can snuggle in the little crevices of rock and pebble. The upshot - thank goodness for ground water! It's invisible to us, but it is much more plentiful than surface water. It is much more reliable and easier to obtain than frozen water.
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Thomas Goetz: It's time...
they were characterized as high efficacy, and the people who said, "Eh, I never get around to brushing and flossing as much as I should," they were characterized as low efficacy. So the upshot was this. The upshot of this experiment was that fear was not really a primary driver
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Praising slowness - Carl...
or at least not as much as I did before I can I can actually hear it now because I see my time is ticking off and the upshot of all of that is that I actually feel a lot happier healthier more productive than I ever have I feel like I'm living my life rather than actually
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Anil Seth: How your...
once said that color is where the brain and the universe meet. Now the upshot of all this is that perceptual experience is what I've come to call, drawing on the words of others, a “controlled hallucination.” Now this is a tricky term, prone to misunderstandings,
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The Power of Gravity PIPE...
the energy the upshot of that is that the melon has a lot more energy when it hits the ground it has to dissipate it in some way and it dissipates it by exploding the influence of Earth's gravity on your life becomes progressively diminished the smaller you
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Carl Honore: In praise...
I can actually hear it now, because I see my time is ticking off. And the upshot of all of that is that I actually feel a lot happier, healthier, more productive than I ever have. I feel like I'm living my life rather than actually just racing through it.
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My year reading a book...
will rarely ever get a look-in. The upshot is that there are actually quite a lot of nations that may have little or even no commercially available literature in English. Their books remain invisible to readers of the world's most published language.
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The new era of positive...
But the upshot of this is that the mission I want psychology to have, in addition to its mission of curing the mentally ill, and in addition to its mission of making miserable people less miserable, is, can psychology actually make people happier?
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The sound of things not...
fear of utility you can take your choice the upshot is the same our silence guarantees no change the next day Susan went into work and she talked to some of her colleagues were they worried - yeah they said but
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Alexandra Fuller: Born...
all why did you decide to write it well my mother considered that God had given her a pair of ovaries for one reason only and that was to produce a biographer so when she was pregnant with my sister she read the foetus the entire works of Shakespeare in the womb and the upshot was my sister was born
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Where we get our fresh...
It can rest still and deep in huge caverns, or it can snuggle in the little crevices of rock and pebble. The upshot - thank goodness for ground water! It's invisible to us, but it is much more plentiful than surface water. It is much more reliable and easier to obtain than frozen water.
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Thomas Goetz: It's time...
they were characterized as high efficacy, and the people who said, "Eh, I never get around to brushing and flossing as much as I should," they were characterized as low efficacy. So the upshot was this. The upshot of this experiment was that fear was not really a primary driver
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Praising slowness - Carl...
or at least not as much as I did before I can I can actually hear it now because I see my time is ticking off and the upshot of all of that is that I actually feel a lot happier healthier more productive than I ever have I feel like I'm living my life rather than actually
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Anil Seth: How your...
once said that color is where the brain and the universe meet. Now the upshot of all this is that perceptual experience is what I've come to call, drawing on the words of others, a “controlled hallucination.” Now this is a tricky term, prone to misunderstandings,
Video examples
The Power of Gravity PIPE...
the energy the upshot of that is that the melon has a lot more energy when it hits the ground it has to dissipate it in some way and it dissipates it by exploding the influence of Earth's gravity on your life becomes progressively diminished the smaller you
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Carl Honore: In praise...
I can actually hear it now, because I see my time is ticking off. And the upshot of all of that is that I actually feel a lot happier, healthier, more productive than I ever have. I feel like I'm living my life rather than actually just racing through it.
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My year reading a book...
will rarely ever get a look-in. The upshot is that there are actually quite a lot of nations that may have little or even no commercially available literature in English. Their books remain invisible to readers of the world's most published language.
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The new era of positive...
But the upshot of this is that the mission I want psychology to have, in addition to its mission of curing the mentally ill, and in addition to its mission of making miserable people less miserable, is, can psychology actually make people happier?
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The sound of things not...
fear of utility you can take your choice the upshot is the same our silence guarantees no change the next day Susan went into work and she talked to some of her colleagues were they worried - yeah they said but
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Toby Young
British Journalist
In Britain, by contrast, we still think that class plays a part in determining a person's life chances, so we're less inclined to celebrate success and less inclined to condemn failure. The upshot is that it's much easier to be a failure in Britain than it is in America.
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Rachel Sklar
Canadian Lawyer
Not only do I not drive, I don't have my driver's license; there's a story there, but the upshot is that I spent my high school years an ardent environmentalist and workout junkie who wanted to save the environment, burn calories, and have my boyfriends drive me around.
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Charles Sanders Peirce
American Philosopher
The final upshot of thinking is the exercise of volition, and of this thought no longer forms a part; but belief is only a stadium of mental action, an effect upon our nature due to thought, which will influence future thinking.
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Natasha Lyonne
American Actress
There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
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Ricky Gervais
English Writer
Fame is an upshot of what I do. If you're a successful comedian or actor, then you're a famous one. But it's not the driving force. It's a by-product.
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Neal Katyal
American Lawyer
The upshot of the Nixon tapes case was that any president is going to have an extremely hard time resisting a request from a law enforcement officer.
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Bonnie Hammer
American Businessman
With 'Battlestar Galactica,' we had such resistance from the fan base to changing it. The upshot was, we ultimately won them over.
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Paul Harvey
American Journalist
When your outgo exceeds your income, the upshot may be your downfall.
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Toby Young
British Journalist
In Britain, by contrast, we still think that class plays a part in determining a person's life chances, so we're less inclined to celebrate success and less inclined to condemn failure. The upshot is that it's much easier to be a failure in Britain than it is in America.
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Rachel Sklar
Canadian Lawyer
Not only do I not drive, I don't have my driver's license; there's a story there, but the upshot is that I spent my high school years an ardent environmentalist and workout junkie who wanted to save the environment, burn calories, and have my boyfriends drive me around.
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Charles Sanders Peirce
American Philosopher
The final upshot of thinking is the exercise of volition, and of this thought no longer forms a part; but belief is only a stadium of mental action, an effect upon our nature due to thought, which will influence future thinking.
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Natasha Lyonne
American Actress
There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
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Ricky Gervais
English Writer
Fame is an upshot of what I do. If you're a successful comedian or actor, then you're a famous one. But it's not the driving force. It's a by-product.
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Neal Katyal
American Lawyer
The upshot of the Nixon tapes case was that any president is going to have an extremely hard time resisting a request from a law enforcement officer.
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Bonnie Hammer
American Businessman
With 'Battlestar Galactica,' we had such resistance from the fan base to changing it. The upshot was, we ultimately won them over.
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Paul Harvey
American Journalist
When your outgo exceeds your income, the upshot may be your downfall.
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