aftershock

noun

Definition of aftershocknext
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as in shock

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as in afterglow

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Recent Examples of aftershock Jorge Rodríguez said there were no reports of additional damage, but the latest aftershock sent residents in the capital of Caracas screaming into the streets. — Juan Pablo Arraez, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 Jorge Rodríguez said there were no reports of additional damage, but the latest aftershock sent residents in the capital, Caracas, screaming into the streets. — Juan Pablo Arraez, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 The aftershocks from the tech selloff continue to reverberate across global markets. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 24 June 2026 While one earthquake can trigger another, called an aftershock, Schmandt said there doesn't appear to be any such relationship between the Cuba and Philippines quakes. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for aftershock
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftershock
  1. shock
  2. afterglow
  3. quake
  4. repercussion
  5. foreshock
  6. fallout
  7. tremor
  8. denouement
Noun
  • But there are key things that are going to put upward pressure on inflation, besides tariffs and the oil price shock and the commodities supply chain shock that is flowing through now.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Breman noted that price shocks stemming from the Middle East conflict have not fully dissipated.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of shock
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  • Actually colder than the cosmic microwave background, the faint afterglow of the Big Bang itself.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • And with the World Cup’s rosy afterglow feeding the notion that the United States might have finally become a soccer nation, Apple would have been remiss not to ride that wave.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of afterglow
Noun
  • The quake caused extensive damage to homes, infrastructure and roads, while also disrupting food supplies across multiple areas.
    — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That quake was also located about 3 miles outside of Bedminster.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of quake
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  • There are economic repercussions; sure, robots could build houses, but what happens to all the skilled carpenters?
    — Jeff Haden, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But while Bessent’s threat could put China front and center, the repercussions could reach across the world – even for American consumers, who could find their own energy costs rising as a result.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of repercussion
Noun
  • The second quake is considered the mainshock, while the first was a foreshock, USGS said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Jones says that this most recent set of quakes could be foreshocks for a much larger event.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Definition of foreshock
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  • The fallout of this fraud included several new state-level fiscal accountability reforms for all New York school districts, including stricter internal controls, mandatory board oversight and independent auditor requirements.
    — Kathryn Blackman, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The fungibility of the hands is a reprieve from the book’s scenes of violence and its fallout, from the endless assigning of blame and the apportioning out of mercy or destruction.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of fallout
Noun
  • But in some cases, West Nile can reach the brain and cause extreme headaches, meningitis, tremors, convulsions and paralysis.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
  • It’s known for triggering tremors, which generally start in the extremities like the hands.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of tremor
Noun
  • Any larger Hollywood studio would have likely insisted on a grander finale, but The Death of Robin Hood, produced by A24, left me pondering the foolishness of my need for such a denouement.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
  • Margaret’s leadership also makes possible the movie’s titular dénouement, the revelation of the footage that will offer the world proof of the presence of alien life.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
Definition of denouement

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