AFTERSHOCK Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

aftershock

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as in shock

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Recent Examples of aftershock When aftershock data is available, the corresponding maps and charts include earthquakes within 100 miles and seven days of the initial quake. — William B. Davis, New York Times, 9 July 2026 Jorge Rodríguez said there were no reports of additional damage, but the latest aftershock sent residents in the capital of Caracas screaming into the streets. — Juan Pablo Arraez, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 Jorge Rodríguez said there were no reports of additional damage, but the latest aftershock sent residents in the capital, Caracas, screaming into the streets. — Juan Pablo Arraez, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 The aftershocks from the tech selloff continue to reverberate across global markets. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for aftershock

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Noun

Real inflation — the kind that keeps going and going — does not come from energy, tariff, or other supply shocks.

— Kelly Evans, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
At the rear is a triple-adjustable shock with preload, high- and low-speed compression and rebound damping.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of shock

Noun

Actually colder than the cosmic microwave background, the faint afterglow of the Big Bang itself.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
And with the World Cup’s rosy afterglow feeding the notion that the United States might have finally become a soccer nation, Apple would have been remiss not to ride that wave.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of afterglow

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Residents reported feeling the quake in a number of cities, such as Los Alamitos, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Manhattan Beach and Downey according to the USGS DYFI report.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
For 13 years, the high-precision instrument had been bolted to a rocky outcrop in the hills of western Venezuela, quietly tracking the millimeter-scale movements of the Boconó fault, which was the likely source of the first of the two quakes.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of quake

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The sanctions add to that military pressure by adding economic repercussions, especially if the sanctions target buyers and networks helping sustain Russian energy.

— Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
The repercussions for having too much fun are better than the results of having too little.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of repercussion

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Yet nearly three years after Ventura first filed her lawsuit against Combs, there has been no further fallout, no reinvigorated movement of any kind.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
In the show’s second season, Lumon struggles to contain the fallout from these discoveries and fires the head of the severed floor, Harmony Cobel (Patricia Arquette), replacing her with her former deputy, Seth Milchick (Tillman).

— Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of fallout

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Parkinson’s is often marked by tremors, slow or impaired movement, tenseness or rigidity and difficulty balancing, as well as speech changes and loss of automatic motor functions like blinking or smiling, according to Mayo Clinic.

— Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Parkinson’s disease is a condition characterized by tremors, muscle rigidity, and problems with balance.

— Mike McRae September 10, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of tremor

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Any larger Hollywood studio would have likely insisted on a grander finale, but The Death of Robin Hood, produced by A24, left me pondering the foolishness of my need for such a denouement.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Margaret’s leadership also makes possible the movie’s titular dénouement, the revelation of the footage that will offer the world proof of the presence of alien life.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 June 2026

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