afterclap

Definition of afterclapnext

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Noun
  • Luckily, a side effect of knuckle cracking is not the bends—or even a case of arthritis.
    Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The [rare side effect was] quickly picked up, and the vaccine was off the market within a little over a year.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Instead, there’s a denouement of clarity, community, healing and hope.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
  • This history of modern men’s streetwear—arguably arriving at the genre’s dénouement—consists of case studies detailing how a series of cool-kid T-shirt brands came to dominate the paychecks and birthday wish lists of generations of young people.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
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, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Minutes later, at 11:22 a.m., a 3.2 magnitude aftershock was reported in the same area.
    Austin Turner, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But what Oates does here is to explore the repercussions of the conflict between the Evangelical killer and his victims by looking at the next generation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The repercussions of contempt charges loomed large, given the possibility of a substantial fine and even incarceration.
    Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The Ducks’ Pat Verbeek could continue basking in the afterglow of an off-the-board lottery pick, winger Beckett Sennecke, that panned out famously.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Young Arch had just decimated the Wolverines' defense and in the afterglow of a signature performance, his mind was on a much larger football canvas than Orange County's Campus World Stadium.
    Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • That’s a $35 billion integration with massive regulatory, operational, and cultural implications.
    Ron Shevlin, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • This has broader implications, because modern culture is increasingly influenced by exactly these kinds of pipelines.
    Ahmed Elgammal, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The marketing and positioning of actresses in their roles is tougher than it’s been in recent years because of the insult machinery of man-boy social media and its echoes across society more widely.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
  • As Noo, Arati and Hannah discovered on their journeys, true immersion in nature—from the echo of hyenas at dusk to the brilliance of Tanzania’s starlit skies—opens a window to something far deeper than adventure.
    Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Afterclap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterclap. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.

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