as in outcome
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
the surgery was successful, but she now had to deal with its aftermath: a huge bill
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Recent Examples of aftermath
Cast and creatives break down the making of this ensemble battle sequence and its bloody aftermath.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
In the aftermath of the COVID pandemic, C-suite executives including CFOs now need a working knowledge of sourcing and supply chain networks.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
The sport did something good in the aftermath.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Society is gripped by disbelief, collective trauma and the aftermath of more than 30,000 deaths.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
In the aftermath of the COVID pandemic, C-suite executives including CFOs now need a working knowledge of sourcing and supply chain networks.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
The sport did something good in the aftermath.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
Society is gripped by disbelief, collective trauma and the aftermath of more than 30,000 deaths.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for aftermath
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftermath
Noun
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But even more people avoid the worst outcomes of colon cancer by getting screened early and as often as is recommended.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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The outcome of Kaley’s lawsuit could help guide how around 1,500 similar lawsuits against social media companies are resolved.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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The results show how AI can be used to understand the inner secrets of evolution.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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Disruption and pain resultant from competition could lead to growth in order to weather the competition.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
31 Jan. 2026
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That harvesting process gave the resultant kriek its name, Handgeplukte (Flemish for hand-picked).—
Brandon Hernandez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2026
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If an agency is allowed to give itself the right to enter people's homes, the consequences could go far beyond immigration enforcement.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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To speak is simultaneously to invite moral judgment, to incur social and sometimes legal consequences, to take responsibility for truth, and to enter into obligations that persist within ongoing relationships.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Aftermath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftermath. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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