aftershocks

noun

plural of aftershock
1
as in foreshocks

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as in repercussions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftershocks
  1. tremors
  2. repercussions
  3. shocks
  4. implications
  5. quakes
  6. echoes
  7. earthquakes
Noun
  • The biggest tremors were felt in shares of companies tied to the boom in artificial intelligence on concerns that a Democratic Congress will put the brakes on further development of data centers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • One of his sisters, María Yailén, 15, survived the tremors, but the other, Mariangel, 12, did not.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of tremors
Noun
  • Democrat Jared Huffman of California, likely to become head of the House Natural Resources Committee, warned commissioners at yesterday's meeting that anyone advancing projects not authorized by Congress risks legal repercussions.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Unfortunately, negotiating with Uber and DoorDash takes time, money, and lawyers, and though those repercussions might show up eventually, and maybe even prove effective, e-bike cowboys are getting bolder, faster, and more defiant by the day.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of repercussions
Noun
  • Even diversified supply cannot shield countries from large shocks in global markets, as the American experience with soaring fuel prices shows.
    — Laurence Tubiana, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In an era of recurring shocks, the economies that prepare before the next disruption will be best placed not just to endure it, but to emerge stronger.
    — Jihad Azour, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of shocks
Noun
  • Meanwhile, any challenge to investors’ confidence in Huang’s leadership, or any allegation that his personal relationship influenced Nvidia’s lobbying in Washington, could have serious implications for his position and his company’s valuation.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The game had many implications in the SEC title race and the College Football Playoffs as both teams make their way through the SEC’s inaugural nine-game schedule.
    — PJ Green November 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of implications
Noun
  • The Getty Conservation Institute’s Seismic Retrofitting Project (SRP) employs high-tech analytical techniques to strengthen earthen heritage sites against quakes and create long-term plans to monitor and maintain them.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The meteorological agency warned people to brace for possible strong quakes in the coming week, especially the next two to three days.
    — Yuri Kageyama, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of quakes
Noun
  • Unlike active sonar, which sends out sound pulses and analyzes their echoes, passive sonar listens without transmitting signals.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026
  • While the intentionally spare design of the MacBook Pro has influenced dozens of Windows laptops, the echoes ring particularly loud for the Surface Laptop Ultra.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of echoes
Noun
  • The disaster market — when real estate speculators scoop up properties in the wake of a disaster — happens quite often in Southern California, a region battered by fires, earthquakes, landslides and floods.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Some residents near the launch facilities have long expressed worries about disruptive sonic booms — which can be as loud as gunshots and register as small earthquakes — and collectively filed a lawsuit this year.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of earthquakes
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