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Recent Examples of afterimage
Truth floats around him like afterimages, those dark spots that bob in and out of focus.
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Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
Reported injuries mostly entail eye pain or irritation, flash blindness and afterimages or unspecified eye injuries.
—Catherine Allen, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2024
Bodies — theirs and others — fill in the space, but their afterimage reverberates.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
The results have sometimes been described as memories that barely hold together, and as attempts to ascribe significance to the foggy afterimages of art history.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
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Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
Reported injuries mostly entail eye pain or irritation, flash blindness and afterimages or unspecified eye injuries.
—Catherine Allen, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2024
Bodies — theirs and others — fill in the space, but their afterimage reverberates.
—Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
The results have sometimes been described as memories that barely hold together, and as attempts to ascribe significance to the foggy afterimages of art history.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterimage
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According to Taiwanese rural folklore, figures spotted in yellow coats in the mountainous forests are not human, but ghosts who seek to lead the living astray.Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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That night, Elizabeth’s ghost possesses Jill to speak to Jack.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 2010, the women in black, Suzie Bates (37) and captain Sophie Devine (35) were also left with a bitter aftertaste as the team failed to chase a low-scoring final against the Aussies.Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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The Tequila is smooth and rich, with notes of vanilla, oak, and caramel, finishing with a hint of spice and a warm aftertaste.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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Play the Sun In a perfect scenario, your decoys will be in the sun (so ducks can see them well) and your hide will be in the shadows.Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Then blitz a weakside linebacker who is lurking in the shadows.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
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The echoes of the audience shouting the lyrics ricocheted off the packed arena's walls.Bryan West, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Madrid offers them vivid impressions, warm sun and echoes of powerful kings.Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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The withering vestiges of avant-garde New York—the writers, critics, artists, filmmakers, and dancers who have hung on since its peak—feel a little less vital today without his contempt.Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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The Wallace & Gromit franchise, created by Park in the late ’80s, occupies a special place as both a vestige of the craft’s past and evidence of its enduring present and future.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
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The Saratoga History Museum showcases artifacts, photographs and exhibits that tell the story of Saratoga’s rich history.Yan Zhao, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The other is a collection of objects taken by anthropologist Jesse Fewkes, sent by the Smithsonian to Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American War of 1898 to gather Indigenous artifacts from the island.Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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The fifth and last day celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters, who give each other gifts and express love, respect and devotion in remembrance of the story of the goddess Yamuna.Peter Guo, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
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Family members say their favorite colors were teal and purple, and ribbons in those colors have been used over the years in remembrance.Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Afterimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterimage. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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