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in the wake of something

Fig. after something; as a result of some event. (Alludes to a ship's wake.) We had no place to live in the wake of the fire. In the wake of the storm, there were many broken tree limbs.

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in the wake of something

following or as a result of something The airport lowered parking rates in the wake of many complaints from drivers who felt the rates were far too high.

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in the wake of

1. Following directly on, as in In the wake of the procession, a number of small children came skipping down the aisle. This usage alludes to the waves made behind a passing vessel. [c. 1800]

2. In the aftermath of, as a consequence of, as in Famine often comes in the wake of war. [Mid-1800s]

See also: of, wake

in the wake of

1. Following directly on.

2. In the aftermath of; as a consequence of.

See also: of, wake