aftershock
noun
af·ter·shock
ˈaf-tər-ˌshäk 
1
: an aftereffect of a distressing or traumatic event
2
: a minor shock following the main shock of an earthquake
Examples of aftershock in a Sentence
The first aftershock came just minutes after the earthquake.
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Countries are still grappling with the aftershocks of the pandemic, including significant debt burdens and dramatic learning loss.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
Best Phil sight gag: suffering from the aftershocks of getting tased by Manny, crumpling an expensive baseball card from mint condition… to near mint condition… to fair condition… to garbage.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Fixed aftershock ability inappropriately triggering on blocks.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Aftershock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aftershock. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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