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Recent Examples of aftershock
Rarely, an aftershock ends up being bigger than the original main shock.
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Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Her fall 2026 lineup explored the emotional aftershock of moving between worlds.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
But the changes underway are more than an aftershock.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
This film, so seemingly unassertive, apparently rambling and plotless, has a devastating impact and aftershock.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Her fall 2026 lineup explored the emotional aftershock of moving between worlds.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
But the changes underway are more than an aftershock.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftershock
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Though conditions are more acute in Myanmar due to the civil war, experts warn the chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz could also dent rice production across the region – with potentially huge shocks for food security.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
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The balloon emits electrical shocks that help break up the calcium and allow the stent to open wider.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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The afterglow of a good sauna is one of life's great feelings.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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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
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At least 13 buildings collapsed, while landslides triggered by the quake blocked roads to the area, according to CCTV.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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Those who experienced the quake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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This ruling has far-reaching repercussions.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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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
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There is a low probability, 2% chance, of a magnitude 5 and above aftershock happening in the next week or of the initial quake becoming a foreshock to a magnitude 4.87 or greater quake, the USGS said.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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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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Becerra went from polling in the single digits before the fallout in early April to being among the top gubernatorial candidates.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The government of Latvia, a NATO and European Union member, collapsed over the fallout of two stray Ukrainian drones crashing in its territory.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
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About 20% will develop West Nile fever, and less than 1% will become sick with West Nile neuroinvasive disease, which DSHS says is a more serious neurological illness that can cause tremors, convulsions, disorientation, paralysis and even death.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
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Still, a nuclear power plant shouldn’t go right next to a potentially active fault, because even a modest tremor could knock over taller structures and break things.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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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
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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
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“Aftershock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftershock. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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