afterclap

Definition of afterclapnext

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Noun
  • Wu presents that as both a side effect of the current landscape and a virtue in terms of staying agile as models improve.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
  • Lellio tried not to worry, thinking the pain might be a side effect of IDF medications.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Noun
  • Her plea will spare a lengthy discovery period and likely mark the legal denouement of a federal probe that shook Sacramento after the FBI recorded dozens of lobbyists in the summer of 2024 as part of the investigation.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
  • Over the course of the series’ six episodes, their relationship waxes and wanes, but continues to cast a shadow over their fates until the finale’s electrifying denouement.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Less than a minute later, a second 3.2-magnitude aftershock struck.
    Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 6 May 2026
  • It’s been two and a half months since the war with Iran ruptured the crude oil market, and the aftershocks are starting to to show up in unexpected ways.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 May 2026
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
  • The afterglow of a good sauna is one of life's great feelings.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Bryson Graham, the team’s new lead decision-maker, was ecstatic in the afterglow of the drawing.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 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
  • But most of the chatter centered around the price tag (at the time, $40,000 per year) and overlooked the broader implications of the offering.
    Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Viewers can expect this tale of neocolonialism with echoes of #MeToo to leave a sour taste in their mouths.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
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“Afterclap.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterclap. Accessed 23 May. 2026.

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