aftermaths

plural of aftermath

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of aftermaths The Netflix dating experiment that promised love sight unseen has produced one of its darkest aftermaths yet. Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Instead, headlines focus on tragedies and their painful aftermaths instead of prevention. Laura Carno, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025 And although severe natural disasters bring federal relief dollars to areas in their aftermaths, not every major storm that causes flooding qualifies for direct aid from FEMA. Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025 The death toll for each of those quakes rose to over 1,000 people, local officials said in their aftermaths. Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftermaths
Noun
  • Without criminal consequences, operators who profit from desecrating the dead have nothing to fear.
    Susana Mendoza, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the system isn’t perfect, and its errors can lead to harrowing consequences.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Yet relatively few families—in Asia or elsewhere—report outcomes, or how things changed because of what an organizatrion did.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The questions districts should be asking when crafting their guidelines should focus on how AI can play a role in learning outcomes, said Chris Agnew, director of the Generative AI for Education Hub at Stanford University.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Researchers discuss results, challenge assumptions, simplify arguments, and connect discoveries with earlier work.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Data center construction is increasing the competition for skilled workers able to deliver such large projects, impacting other developments and employers, according to new survey results from the Associated General Contractors of America.
    Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • San Francisco must now fight the effects of trying to reset those body clocks back to Pacific Time ahead of the final 16 games, and perhaps that’s Los Angeles’ edge in never changing at all.
    Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The effects were longer wait times for new, more affordable cars, and higher prices for used cars.
    David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026

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“Aftermaths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftermaths. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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