afterclap

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Noun
  • The arch support worked overtime for her almost non-existing arches and prevented her shins and feet from feeling pain, an uncomfortable side effect of footwear that’s too flat.
    Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Concerns online have stirred conversations about whether the deterioration of oral health is a potential side effect of semaglutides.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • To be sure, Grey’s novel is a literary protest against the mistreatment of American Indians by the federal government and Christian missionaries, and his original denouement is a little more complicated.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But then things suddenly get very serious when Zem and Salia wind up falling in love, leading to a tragic denouement at the hands of ALMA, followed by an obvious music cue that must have cost a fortune.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 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, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Abraham’s note, reflecting on The Gettin’ and the aftershocks of state violence, refused to let celebration slip into amnesia.
    Skylar Mitchell, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Regardless of the memes, the shutdown’s repercussions could be severe, depending on its length.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Investors are waiting to see how long the shutdown will last to assess the gravity of its economic repercussions.
    Nur Hikmah Md Ali, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cosmologists can see its afterglow in the sky.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In the afterglow of the finale, outlets hit publish on SEO-bait around who did what, and clumsy think pieces like this one followed.
    Thomas Page, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The first matchup with College Football Playoff implications at stake for both teams.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a sadness to her uncertainty, this implication that her eventual return will in some way be conditional.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There is nothing remotely motivating to be found in those vacant and echo-y rooms.
    Kate Colby October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In days, they will be gone, and with them, the only remaining echo of the heart of Ruidoso’s tourism economy.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Afterclap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterclap. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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