afterclap

Definition of afterclapnext

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Noun
  • Another side effect is dependency, which may occur with prolonged use of allergy medication.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Novo Nordisk representatives did not provide the specific number of patients affected when asked, but USA TODAY’s analysis of FDA data shows a large spike in the company’s submissions of side effect reports in July 2025, just a few months after the inspection.
    Austin Fast, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • A number of denouements follow in All That’s Left of You, including a jump forward into 2022, when Hanan and Salim, who now live in Canada, go back to Jaffa and find Salim’s old family home, a run-down oasis of the past in a city determined to forget its history.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The denouement of the musical bears down, allowing both Barfee and Olive to bring the piece home, and where some of the show’s best music lives.
    David John Chávez, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • When aftershock data is available, the corresponding maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles and seven days of the initial quake.
    William B. Davis, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • In season two, the trauma of her assault is still coursing through her and sending out aftershocks.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Like any global conflict, its repercussions ripple outward far from the immediate war zone.
    Jake Angelo, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The conclusions could carry significant political repercussions because some Republican lawmakers are threatening a vote to expel Cherfilus-McCormick from the House.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Horns were focused but the afterglow of Thursday’s 79-71 first round win over BYU stll hung in the air.
    Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Not long afterward, China’s Einstein Probe satellite identified a potential X-ray afterglow from the same region.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The show, with its interest in corporate buffoonery, doesn’t quite manage to hand-wave away the queasy implications.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The court majority ordered resentencing in the case of Derek Lee, who was convicted of a 2014 killing in Pittsburgh, but the decision also has implications for others among the roughly 1,000 other inmates currently serving similar second-degree murder sentences.
    Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The gathering at Milander Field was part protest, part celebration — a vibrant echo of a Cuban fiesta.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
  • There were also subtle echoes to Alessandro Michele’s influence throughout—a welcome nod from Demna, one that bridges past and present while setting the tone for the next Gucci chapter.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Afterclap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterclap. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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