afterclap

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterclap
Noun
  • At first glance, this might seem like a training glitch, or a side effect of OpenAI’s alignment efforts.
    Avital Pardo, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The rest is a side effect of Van Sant’s storytelling style.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Growing up as an American, I was surrounded by cultural narratives that treated the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the denouement of a story, one that began with the attack on Pearl Harbor and ended on V-J Day.
    Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Lambert gets the last word in the show… well, the last sung word, as Jesus’ crucifixion scene is pretty much the one time the rock opera gives way to a little speaking, following by the spooky instrumental denouement.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But the changes underway are more than an aftershock.
    Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • People have been urged to avoid entering possibly unstable buildings as aftershocks continued to shake the area, according to the Times.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Jang Dong-hyeok, chair of the main opposition People Power Party in Korea, urged President Lee on Saturday to take swift action, citing broader repercussions to other Korean businesses.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
  • And the repercussions of that moment are still felt today in both German and European politics.
    Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Completed in 2007, the 33-ft (10 meters) radio telescope was designed to study faint microwave signals from the early universe, including the cosmic microwave background, the afterglow of the Big Bang.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Either way, their afterglows can linger for hours or even months, providing researchers with time to collect as much data as possible.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • International implications of using foreign fighters By allowing non-Ukrainians to serve, Kyiv runs the risk of these fighters being labelled as mercenaries by Russia, leaving them vulnerable to capture, detention and extradition to Russia.
    Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Those implications are front of mind for South Korea – with Google standing to potentially gain a lot if the government decides in their favor in October.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For many people, Stewart included, conjure’s echoes ring loudest in the kitchen.
    Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Resale Impact of All Those Designer Moves While luxury brands have sought to juice up their businesses with designer changes all over the place, there was an echo effect on The RealReal, where searches for on-the-move design stars skyrocketed.
    Evan Clark, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Afterclap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterclap. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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