Thesaurus results for AFTERIMAGE

afterimage

noun

Definition of afterimage

as in ghost

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Recent Examples of afterimage Fire to create an afterimage of yourself that projects a beam of light in Valorant. — Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 The digital detectors used by the camera suffered from an issue called quantum efficiency hysteresis, or QEH—when WF/PC took an image of a bright object, there was an afterimage left behind that would mess up later observations. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2025 In addition to reversing the color of an image, afterimages can convince your brain that an object has changed in shape or size. — Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024 But then the mystery more or less fades from view, to be replaced by another that comes and goes in a flash but lingers like an afterimage. — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for afterimage

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Noun

The same applies to the Lake of Tears, which seemed really important when Jim’s ghost showed up to tell Ethan to find it.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
The English have to contend with not only the ghost of Maradona’s two goals, but also the altitude in Mexico City, which is about 7,350 feet above sea level.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of ghost

Noun

Editors also appreciated it for its consistency and mouthfeel, which didn't leave an aftertaste and felt fresh all the way through.

— Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
Customers and early reviews frequently note the absence of chalky aftertaste or bloating—outcomes the brand attributes to its ingredient choices and in-house production focus for quality control.

— Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of aftertaste

Noun

Casting a shadow, though, was that controversy over Balogun’s reinstatement, and the unseemly likelihood politics have butted in where politics don’t belong and should never be.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Without a connection to Apple, the iPhone is going to be a mere shadow of itself.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of shadow

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The rural storytelling and fiddle music on the frontier inspired the emergence and growth of commercial country music and bluegrass music, while echoes of acoustic blues and protest songs can be heard in modern R&B and hip-hop.

— Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
These trades also feel like a bizarro echo of a deal by previous Canucks management almost exactly one year ago.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of echo

Noun

Little parts of your vestiges — politically — are gonna be scattered all over the state of Michigan, never to be seen again.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
For anyone wanting to see or experience the sites and vestiges of Miami’s ancient inhabitants, the people known as Tequesta and their even more enigmatic Archaic forebears, there are only a few places to go.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Definition of vestige

Noun

Nearby is the Lincoln Museum, filled with period artifacts and wax-figure dioramas that span the breadth of his life, from his early cabin years to the finality of Ford's Theatre.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026
The museum, where materials recovered from the site are stored, created a small but compelling exhibit in its downtown Miami galleries that includes a variety of artifacts from the circle site.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Definition of artifact

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The following day, Black New Yorkers continued the celebration with public processions and gatherings, part of a tradition that became known as the Fifth of July — a recognition that emancipation deserved remembrance alongside Independence Day.

— Tunisia Morrison, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
As the parade stopped to lay a wreath at the Granary Burying Ground where founding fathers John Hancock and Samuel Adams are buried, a man placed a small stone on the memorial, a Jewish tradition of remembrance.

— Catherine Simpson Bueker, The Conversation, 1 July 2026

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