shock wave
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The detention sent shock waves through the global business community. — Nick Kostov, WSJ, "Ghosn Lost 15 Pounds in Two Weeks Due to Harsh Treatment, Wife Says," 14 Jan. 2019 The neutron star shrinks suddenly, and this produces a second shock wave that heads out at nearly the speed of light, blowing apart the rest of the star. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Atoms may come apart as the Universe’s biggest stars explode," 24 Oct. 2018 On that day, a meteor exploded in the sky over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, generating a powerful shock wave that shattered thousands of windows in the buildings below. — Mike Wall, Space.com, "Asteroid Billiards: This Wild Idea to Protect Earth Just Might Work," 24 Aug. 2018 During the initial impact, shock waves flattened trees in massive waves within a radius of nearly 1,000 miles. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "These were the unlikely survivors after dinosaurs went extinct," 24 May 2018 Scientists were pretty sure that the variability came down, somehow, to a combination of radiation pressure, shock waves, and convection. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Beautiful 3D model of stars explains changes in brightness," 8 Oct. 2018 The policy has sent shock waves across the country, igniting outrage on the part of immigration advocates, human rights groups, and citizens across the political spectrum. — Emily Stewart, Vox, "Jeff Sessions cited a Bible passage used by American slaveholders to defend Trump’s family separation policy," 15 June 2018 The shock wave and thunder (at very close range to the lightning bolt) can cause property damage, but no injuries have been reported. — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, "Ask Tom: Lightning is dangerous, but what about thunder?," 2 May 2018 CMEs can create a kind of solar wind on steroids, generating shock waves that push energetic particles to relativistic speeds, or velocities that approach the speed of light. — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, "The New Science of the Sun Will Be Astounding—And Possibly Terrifying," 9 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'shock wave.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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