afterglow
noun
af·ter·glow
ˈaf-tər-ˌglō 
1
: a glow remaining where a light has disappeared
2
: a pleasant effect or feeling that lingers after something is done, experienced, or achieved
basking in the afterglow of success
Examples of afterglow in a Sentence
the afterglow of the sunset
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The Kamala Harris-Tim Walz campaign should take a moment to celebrate but should not bask in the afterglow too long.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
There’s money to be made in the afterglow of Paris’ warmly received Games, but opportunities can dry up when the limelight moves on.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Though saying farewell to long days lounging at the pool feels pretty sad, the final weeks of earnings season are set to leave a cheery afterglow.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2024
For years astronomers have argued over a gulf between the expansion rate as measured from galaxies in the local universe and as calculated from studies of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), the afterglow of the Big Bang.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 13 Aug. 2024
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 11 Sep. 2024
There’s money to be made in the afterglow of Paris’ warmly received Games, but opportunities can dry up when the limelight moves on.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Though saying farewell to long days lounging at the pool feels pretty sad, the final weeks of earnings season are set to leave a cheery afterglow.
—Laura Bratton, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2024
For years astronomers have argued over a gulf between the expansion rate as measured from galaxies in the local universe and as calculated from studies of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), the afterglow of the Big Bang.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 13 Aug. 2024
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afterglow
noun
af·ter·glow
-ˌglō
1
: a glow remaining (as in the sky after sunsets) where a light has disappeared
2
: a pleasant feeling that lingers after something is done, experienced, or achieved
the afterglow of success
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