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as in afterglow
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Recent Examples of aftershock
The earthquake occurred around 1:30 p.m. local time on Friday, and it was followed 11 minutes later by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock.
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Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2025
How travelers can help Several organizations are working to help the communities affected by the earthquake and aftershocks.
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Rescue efforts are underway and emergency services are on alert for aftershocks.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Earthquake insurance can cover damage to the physical structure of your home and other non-attached structures caused by tremors or aftershocks.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
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Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2025
How travelers can help Several organizations are working to help the communities affected by the earthquake and aftershocks.
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Rescue efforts are underway and emergency services are on alert for aftershocks.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Earthquake insurance can cover damage to the physical structure of your home and other non-attached structures caused by tremors or aftershocks.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftershock
Noun
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Within three minutes, with Inter having taken a shock early lead, Yamal began attempting to prise their defence apart.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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After hitting a high not seen since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the gauge quickly settled back to less elevated levels – unlike previous shocks where the gauge remained elevated for months.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The studio even came up with the perfect counterprogramming for Oppenheimer: It was called Coyote vs Acme, basking in the afterglow of Looney Tunes.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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But in the afterglow of this title, which took so much longer, at the end of road strewn with more disappointments than most of the others, this does not feel like that moment.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2025
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Footage posted to social media from Istanbul showed people running and screaming in the moments after the biggest quake.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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No one was injured in the quake, which was followed by no fewer than seven aftershocks, and no major damage was reported.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2025
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These early indicators are warning us of a pending leadership crisis that will have repercussions for all sectors and industries.—
Ruth Oh Reitmeier,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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With its collection of more than nine million objects, the Virginia museum — itself nearly 200 years old — seems well positioned to tackle the American Revolution, with all its repercussions, achievements and contradictions.—
John Hanc,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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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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But the rawest struggle for many is the fallout from marital infidelity.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 Apr. 2025
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But those top economic aides have found themselves in the spotlight as economists warn of the potential fallout of Trump’s policies.—
Brett Samuels,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2025
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Though Istanbul did not suffer from those tremors, over 53,000 were killed in Turkey and another 6,000 people in Syria.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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In Parkinson’s patients, these neurons are slowly destroyed as the disease progresses, which eventually affects their mobility and causes the disease’s tell-tale tremors.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Unlike Duke University, appliance company Bosch is happy to be associated with the unhinged Ratliff patriarch (Jason Isaacs) in the denouement of The White Lotus Season 3.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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Such was the case this past weekend, when tens of millions of fans keyed in on the denouement of the college basketball season at the expense of lesser spectacles such as spring football and one notoriously schismatic pro golf startup.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Aftershock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftershock. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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