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aftermath

noun as in situation following an event, occurrence

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Opponents of Muslims and immigrants across the continent are claiming vindication in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo attack.

According to the young man, both were dealing with the aftermath.

In 2010 Cuba provided the largest contingent of medical staff during the aftermath of the huge earthquake that shook Haiti.

In the immediate aftermath of the oil spill, apoplectic Southerners cast their disdain towards the North.

In the aftermath of the American Revolution, George Washington was keen to rebuild his personal finances.

In the aftermath of the cannon's roar came whoops of delight from nearly a hundred small boys in the blockhouse.

The aftermath of the war is a spiritual cataclysm such as civilized mankind has never before known.

In Europe, the startling upheavals of the previous year were followed by an Abortive Spanish rising aftermath no less startling.

The broad aftermath is without flowers; the flowers are gone to the uplands and the untilled wastes.

Aftermath, aft′ėr-math, n. a second mowing of grass in the same season.

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On this page you'll find 40 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to aftermath, such as: chain reaction, impact, outcome, consequences, end, and eventuality.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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