as in consequences
a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause
in the U.S. slavery was abolished in 1865, but its aftereffects remained keenly felt long afterwards
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Recent Examples of aftereffects
The damage for Jett already was done, but doctors needed to control the aftereffects — the seizures.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
Leone recounts the various decisions—or lack thereof—made by BP that led to cleanup workers’ later allegations of severe respiratory illness, among other devastating aftereffects.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
The Chinese city has struggled in recent years owing to the aftereffects of its tough COVID-zero policy, concerns over Beijing’s encroaching jurisdiction, and a sluggish Chinese economy.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Nov. 2024
But the rides were to fall silent and still Sunday night, as the park run by Ocean City’s mayor and nurtured by generations of his ancestors, closed down, the victim of financial woes made worse by the lingering aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Superstorm Sandy.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
Children were abused and the aftereffects of that abuse continue to ripple years after these crimes were committed.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 30 Dec. 2024
Leone recounts the various decisions—or lack thereof—made by BP that led to cleanup workers’ later allegations of severe respiratory illness, among other devastating aftereffects.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
The Chinese city has struggled in recent years owing to the aftereffects of its tough COVID-zero policy, concerns over Beijing’s encroaching jurisdiction, and a sluggish Chinese economy.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Nov. 2024
But the rides were to fall silent and still Sunday night, as the park run by Ocean City’s mayor and nurtured by generations of his ancestors, closed down, the victim of financial woes made worse by the lingering aftereffects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Superstorm Sandy.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
Children were abused and the aftereffects of that abuse continue to ripple years after these crimes were committed.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Aftereffects.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftereffects. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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