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Rioting and looting ensued shortly after the verdict and racial tensions were tense across the United States for years to follow.

They made one last charge for the airport, and when the riot police blocked them again a melee ensued.

Divorce ensued, along with a deluge of humiliating media coverage.

Acclaim ensued (then-New York magazine critic John Simon called it “unforgettable”) but no Broadway transfer.

The only thing that both sides agree on is that an altercation ensued, and Brown was shot multiple times.

Many of us had been hit by the balls, but a bruise or a graze of the skin was the worst consequence that had ensued.

Often angry correspondence p. 65and sometimes angry discussion ensued.

The doctor came; a splendid dinner ensued; the Grecian was very brilliant.

A few continuing to fire after the main body had surrendered, an indiscriminate slaughter ensued.

A sharp fight ensued, but the Americans, overwhelmed by the mass, had to retreat to Narvican.

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On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ensued, such as: emanate, come up, befall, turn out, arise, and occur.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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