foreshocks

Definition of foreshocksnext
plural of foreshock

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreshocks
Noun
  • Shares have edged down more than 2% since the Iran war began, fueled by concerns about rising shipping costs and potential supply shocks.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
  • In Southeast Asia, Vietnamese EV maker VinFast is offering discounts to offset fuel price shocks.
    Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Afghanistan lies in a highly seismically active part of the world, and quakes have caused thousands of deaths in recent years.
    Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
  • And even in their weight these buildings are even, equal configurations in their overall size and width, with pillars that were built for the floods or for the quakes.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • By the end of 2025, even states that had never depended on buying goods from abroad were feeling tariff tremors in their own way.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Symptoms can include problems with movement, tremors, stiffness and impaired balance and later difficulty walking, talking or completing simple tasks.
    Point Loma-Ob Monthly, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The deep seismometers will be particularly good at recording long-period seismic waves created by large earthquakes (about magnitude 7 or greater).
    Vanessa Bates Ramirez, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Foreshocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreshocks. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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