aftershocks

Definition of aftershocksnext
plural of aftershock
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Noun
  • This ruling has far-reaching repercussions.
    Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • The national debt might encapsulate all those universal concerns into a single issue, its repercussions broad and wide-ranging enough that Americans can cast a number of kitchen table concerns onto it.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • As of the morning of Monday, May 11, there have been 411 tremors recorded in this swarm, the Southern California Seismic Network reported.
    Paris Barraza, USA Today, 12 May 2026
  • Memories of those days, among the most vivid of my early life, still evoke tremors in the bottom of my stomach.
    Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • The game surely will have some late-season playoff implications as well, giving it top billing on a Chiefs schedule that features quite a few other doozies.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • The Commission will assess the implications once/if more concrete information becomes available.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 15 May 2026
Noun
  • Analysts warned that reliance on a narrow group of exporters could amplify volatility and leave markets vulnerable to shocks ranging from geopolitical tensions to a slowdown in data-center spending.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 May 2026
  • The standoff prompted one of the largest oil shocks ever recorded.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • People may be noticing quakes that seem to fit this pattern and forgetting about the ones that don’t, Cal Poly Pomona said.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
  • Earlier in the week, a pair of quakes rattled the same area.
    Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • Some in the crowd said the effort to redraw lines has echoes of the past.
    Kim Chandler, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
  • The incident — with a few uncomfortable echoes of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — has sparked concerns and questions.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
  • The administration says the project is necessary to protect water deliveries for 27 million Californians and roughly 750,000 acres of farmland while improving reliability during earthquakes and extreme storm systems.
    Richard Ramos, CBS News, 8 May 2026
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“Aftershocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftershocks. Accessed 19 May. 2026.

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