afterclap

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Noun
  • One side effect of excess protein is extra nitrogen in urine.
    Veronique Greenwood, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The Tyndall effect, a bluish discoloration from filler that has been injected too superficially, is another possible side effect and is most commonly seen in the thin-skinned undereye area.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • While the events of the story’s first half (the nap, the return) remain familiar, the less famous denouement is crucial to understanding Irving’s purpose.
    John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Any insightful commentary on the 1% protecting themselves is rendered rote with a wimpy, ludicrous dénouement.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 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, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The earthquake, which ruptured along the Sagaing Fault, was followed by a strong 6.4 magnitude aftershock, and caused widespread damage.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Law enforcement only has resources to focus on the biggest cases, meaning the best hackers can operate for years without facing any kind of legal repercussions.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But, in the 90th minute, something unraveled for Charlotte FC that will have repercussions for at least the next week.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But despite how intertwined the two appear in the photo, Masi writes, the coiling afterglow of the meteor is actually quite far from the tail of Comet Lemmon.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • In the afterglow of her magnificent album, choke enough, and the birth of her first child, Marylou Mayniel decamps to the southwest of France.
    Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And that has real implications.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • This subtle shift has big implications.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Still, there’s a long way to go to match bats, which can contract and compress their muscles to listen only to certain echoes and can detect something as small as a human hair from several meters away.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
  • For those skipping the meat, there’s two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches offered, a soft echo of sweetness that might almost pass for dessert, accompanied by another anonymous beverage to wash it all down.
    Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Afterclap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterclap. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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