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aftermath

noun as in situation following an event, occurrence

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“Both Boeing and the FAA gambled with the public’s safety in the aftermath of the Lion Air crash, resulting in the death of 157 more individuals on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, less than five months later,” the report said.

From Fortune

Consider today’s Sunday Magazine an early handbook for a messy aftermath, as we introduce you to The Deciders.

From Ozy

The PKKP will continue to work with Rio on the aftermath of the blasts and advocate “for wide-ranging changes to ensure a tragedy like this never happens again,” the corporation said in a statement, declining to comment on the executive changes.

From Fortune

The rate of retail bankruptcies today rivals the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.

From Fortune

In the aftermath, Memorial’s parent company sold Memorial and two other hospitals, including what is now known as West Bank, to Ochsner, which began a period of expansion in which it would become the largest hospital network in the state.

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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