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Recent Examples of aftershock
Moreover, the long haul is its own challenge — starting with some serious aftershock ahead.
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Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Rarely, an aftershock ends up being bigger than the original main shock.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Her fall 2026 lineup explored the emotional aftershock of moving between worlds.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Rarely, an aftershock ends up being bigger than the original main shock.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Her fall 2026 lineup explored the emotional aftershock of moving between worlds.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftershock
Noun
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In a podcast last week, onetime CBS News anchor Connie Chung clashed with her husband and shock show host Maury Povich over the impact so far on CBS.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Dec. 2025
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In the video, she's seen convulsing as her body reacts in shock.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
8 Dec. 2025
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What’s more, the product delivers a luxe sensorial experience and a bit of an afterglow.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
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Bryson Graham, the team’s new lead decision-maker, was ecstatic in the afterglow of the drawing.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Several residents reported feeling the quake in and around the Calipatria area according to the USGS DYFI report.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2026
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Residents in New York, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Boston, Massachusetts also reported feeling the quake.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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A student placed into an advanced course without the necessary foundation may fail, losing both time and financial resources, while also facing academic and psychological repercussions that extend beyond a single term.—
Troy Holaday,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Prior discussions on repercussions Fear of unknown repercussions, specifically from the General Assembly, was part of CRTPO member and Mineral Springs’ Mayor Rick Becker’s reasoning for not dissolving the funding agreement.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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It had been preceded by a 3.3-magnitude foreshock on Sunday, seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones told KCBS.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2025
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The quake was preceded by a 3.3 magnitude foreshock just before 4 p.m. Sunday, Dr. Lucile Jones, a seismologist working with Caltech, said on a call following the quake.—
Stephanie Elam,
CNN Money,
14 Apr. 2025
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As the next hearing approaches, Butler’s compliance, the transparency of the case, and potential legal or legislative fallout will determine what happens next—and whether the controversy surrounding his sentence will intensify further.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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The fallout of this year's College Football Playoff bracket continues days after the selection committee ignited controversy with its at-large-bid teams.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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His whole frame was agitated by a quick and continual tremor, which his pride strove to quell, even in those circumstances of overwhelming humiliation.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
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In the work, every time there was a tremor, the landscape would mutate, almost accelerating from summer to autumn and back again.—
Pablo Larios,
Artforum,
10 June 2026
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While the film tends to feel its extended run time by the final act, the dénouement hits with a glorious gut-punch, ending on one last poem from Rimantas as Minde sits on the seashore-like driftwood.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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Though Sami’s previous ambivalence over the group’s mission makes his eventual attack on Whelan a bit curious, River’s heroic rescue of the beleaguered First Desk stooge sets up the real dénouement in which his future and the future of Slough House itself is briefly in question.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Aftershock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftershock. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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