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Recent Examples of aftershock
Multiple strong aftershocks have been recorded in the hours since the main quake impacted the region, including one of 6.2 magnitude, per USGS data.
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Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 2 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
But the changes underway are more than an aftershock.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 2 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
But the changes underway are more than an aftershock.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftershock
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In 1981, President Ronald Reagan removed price controls on oil, a reversal of 1970s-era regulations following the oil shocks.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Those planted between now and November face extreme heat stress in addition to normal transplant shock — a deadly combination.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Hilltop Hoods‘ tour is over, but the hip-hop artist’s special auction has created a warm afterglow.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2026
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This is the faint thermal afterglow from some 380,000 years after the big bang that was unleashed when the hot, foglike plasma that filled the early universe cooled and cleared as primordial atomic nuclei bonded with free electrons.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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There were no reports of significant injuries or damage from that quake, which hit on April 13.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Those who experienced the quake are encouraged to report it via the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 May 2026
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It’s been rather gendered as far as the people who’ve had to face repercussions for speaking out against Israel.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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But Einbinder and Booster don’t seem to be afraid of political repercussions.—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
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There is a low probability, 2% chance, of a magnitude 5 and above aftershock happening in the next week or of the initial quake becoming a foreshock to a magnitude 4.87 or greater quake, the USGS said.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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But conventionally, only half of earthquakes have an easily detectable foreshock, while the other half do not.—
Los Angeles Times,
Boston Herald,
22 Dec. 2025
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Her victory came during a politically volatile period for the city, following fallout from House Bill 2, protests after the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott and years of turnover at city hall.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2026
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Like many of its peers, Reckitt also expects to feel the fallout of a Middle East war that has pushed up oil prices and disrupted supply chains.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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Some patients on chlorpromazine developed mild tremors or tics.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some of the common symptoms that impact movement include tremors in one or both hands, stiffness (also known as rigidity), slow movements and balance problems.—
Mary Eber,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Over the course of the series’ six episodes, their relationship waxes and wanes, but continues to cast a shadow over their fates until the finale’s electrifying denouement.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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The series begins in 1933 when Gies takes a job working for Frank and follows her through the outbreak of the war, the ordeal of occupation and the melancholy denouement that sees Otto emerge as the lone survivor from the attic.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Aftershock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftershock. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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