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Recent Examples of aftershock
Earthquakes are similarly mysterious, although a recent study using AI to predict aftershocks of big quakes apparently showed some success.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 25 Nov. 2025
The aftershocks will transform Boq and Fiyero forever, and threaten the safety of Elphaba’s sister, Nessarose, when a girl from Kansas comes crashing into all their lives.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 18 Nov. 2025
But the changes underway are more than an aftershock.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Seismologists will continue monitoring aftershock patterns, as earthquakes of this magnitude typically generate ongoing seismic activity for days or weeks.
—Hollie Silverman
adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 25 Nov. 2025
The aftershocks will transform Boq and Fiyero forever, and threaten the safety of Elphaba’s sister, Nessarose, when a girl from Kansas comes crashing into all their lives.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 18 Nov. 2025
But the changes underway are more than an aftershock.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Seismologists will continue monitoring aftershock patterns, as earthquakes of this magnitude typically generate ongoing seismic activity for days or weeks.
—Hollie Silverman
adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftershock
Noun
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The actors then check her vitals and read paperwork before giving the star a major shock.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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After a volatile 2025 marked by persistent geopolitical shocks, the early days of the new year suggest continuity rather than relief.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
6 Jan. 2026
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Young Arch had just decimated the Wolverines' defense and in the afterglow of a signature performance, his mind was on a much larger football canvas than Orange County's Campus World Stadium.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Jan. 2026
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In the afterglow of Last Rites becoming the biggest horror premiere of the year, HBO made moves on a TV spinoff series.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Dec. 2025
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These aftershocks are usually less violent than the main quake, but not always.—
Pat Harvey,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Those who felt the quake are encouraged to report it via the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Cuts to federal aid earlier this year coupled with repercussions from the shutdown have left many desperate for help.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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The repercussions have been especially acute for California’s premium wineries, which depended on Canadian consumers for high-end wines.—
Dave Gordon,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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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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Lesser-magnitude quakes have previously been foreshocks to larger-magnitude ones.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
9 Dec. 2025
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Stause also had a fallout with her best friend Emma Hernan after her new boyfriend made deplorable comments about the LGBTQ+ community.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The rarity of the mechanism means that legal and political challenges would be expected, and the fallout could reshape city and state politics.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Weak to light shaking has been recorded and residents reported experiencing the tremor in a couple of cities, including Danville and San Ramon, according to the USGS DYFI report.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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The tremor was about five miles from Coalcoman de Vazquez Pallares, a municipality of around 20,000 people, about 372 miles west of Mexico City.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Jan. 2026
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Things are heating up in West Texas as the second season of Landman heads towards its denouement.—
Deadline,
Deadline,
23 Dec. 2025
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This history of modern men’s streetwear—arguably arriving at the genre’s dénouement—consists of case studies detailing how a series of cool-kid T-shirt brands came to dominate the paychecks and birthday wish lists of generations of young people.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Aftershock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftershock. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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