AFTERSHOCK Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

aftershock

noun

Definition of aftershock

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

Today, the mechanisms that contained the initial energy shock are faltering.

— RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
Rate hikes can't easily fix supply-side issues like the prolonged energy shock taking place right now.

— Justin Zacks, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of shock

Noun

Residents reported experiencing the quake in several cities, including Walnut Creek, Manteca and Pleasanton according to the USGS DYFI report.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Earthquakes are uncommon in the Brevard area, with only one other quake documented in the past 26 years.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of quake

Noun

But despite years of diplomatic efforts there is no sign of a breakthrough in ending a war that has had repercussions for the global food and energy supply, as well as severely straining relations between Russia and Western countries.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Looking to the future As polar ice disappears and sea levels continue to rise, concerns over the continuing and worsening repercussions of climate change continue to grow.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of repercussion

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The cascading fallout from COVID and our modern-day decline in formal religiosity are possibly two other factors.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
To Catch a Predator ended shortly after the fallout from Conradt’s death and the enormous amount of negative press circling the ethics of the show.

— Emma Urdangen, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of fallout

Noun

Fewer than a dozen people from as far away as Walnut Creek and Stockton immediately reported feeling the tremor to the agency.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
The disease is marked by symptoms including tremor, stiffness, slow movement, gait and balance problems.

— Deborah Day, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of tremor

Noun

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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