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Recent Examples of aftershock
The area is still feeling the effects of huge aftershocks this weekend.
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CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
The area has seen six aftershocks, all with a magnitude of greater than 4.5, according to the USGS.
—James Powel, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Thai authorities said that the quake and aftershocks were felt in most of the country's provinces.
—Time, 29 Mar. 2025
More than 3 million people have been displaced by the fighting, according to the U.N.
Since the earthquake, many people have been sleeping outside, either because homes were destroyed or out of fear of aftershocks.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
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CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
The area has seen six aftershocks, all with a magnitude of greater than 4.5, according to the USGS.
—James Powel, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Thai authorities said that the quake and aftershocks were felt in most of the country's provinces.
—Time, 29 Mar. 2025
More than 3 million people have been displaced by the fighting, according to the U.N.
Since the earthquake, many people have been sleeping outside, either because homes were destroyed or out of fear of aftershocks.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftershock
Noun
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An example would be a war or an oil price shock, or the coronavirus pandemic that caused the February to March 2020 bear market.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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The biggest shock to anyone standing within that path and having clear weather — which certainly wasn’t everyone on April 8, 2024 — was the sight of the sun's corona, its wispy white outer atmosphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 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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Last summer, in the afterglow of a record fourth consecutive English league title, Manchester City didn’t feel the need to do much.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
The Athletic,
19 Mar. 2025
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Myanmar’s quake is as close to a no-show as the nation has had in recent memory at a major, accessible natural disaster.—
Ellen Knickmeyer and David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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The quake struck at 9:23 p.m. about five miles south-southeast of the city in San Benito County, the USGS reported.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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But that version of Rubio was much more sensitive to the political repercussions of an immigration crackdown.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2025
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The stunning move may have repercussions on hundreds of other international students who have been targeted by the administration.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Have large foreshocks happened in California before? About half of California's biggest earthquakes in history have been preceded by foreshocks.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
7 Aug. 2024
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As always, there’s a 5% chance of today’s quake being a foreshock to a bigger one.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2024
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Meanwhile, the long-term fallout of Trump's existing tariff announcements is yet to be seen.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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This Club name has been hit hard by tariff fallout, including a questionable probe by Chinese regulators.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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On Tuesday, the Denver Nuggets made headlines across the NBA by parting ways with both their championship-winning head coach, Michael Malone, and general manager, Calvin Booth—a move that surprised many and sent tremors through the league.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Volunteers and witnesses contacted by CNN reported hearing or seeing multiple air strikes in different areas of Myanmar in the days immediately following the tremor.—
Ross Adkin,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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Martine Croxall, Karin Giannone, Kasia Madera, and Annita McVeigh are set to begin their employment tribunal against the BBC on March 17 in London, marking the denouement of a dispute that has rumbled on for more than two years.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
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The eerily thrilling dénouement must be seen and heard to be believed.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Aftershock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftershock. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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