aftertaste

as in tang
a sensation that remains after something is experienced The wine has a fruity aftertaste.

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Recent Examples of aftertaste That medicine came with a vile aftertaste, too, but was necessary. Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024 The pumpkin spice notes came along a moment later as an aftertaste. Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024 The natural blueberry flavor is genuinely delicious and doesn’t leave an unpleasant aftertaste, while the vegan, gluten-free formulation makes these gummies safe for all kinds of users. Lydia Kariuki, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024 The finish is long and warming, with a clean, slightly dry aftertaste. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aftertaste 
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Noun
  • Then it all gets tossed with Parmesan for a salty tang.
    Melissa Clark, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The tang of Zing Zang transports me to the crowded confines of my grandmother’s wet bar, where the adults mixed batches of Bloody Mary’s as family slowly trickled in on Christmas Day.
    Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • The afterimage of any one scene lasts in the human visual system for fractions of a second, Banna says.
    Charlotte Hu, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Hollywood’s ghosts fill Lynch’s work, and so does its muck and its filth.
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Scenes unfold in extended, impulsively mobile shots, which create the impression of a ghost who is no mere passive observer but an alert and active mind.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • These traces are valuable in cases where individuals try to hide their behavior.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • These nutrients support both bone growth and maintaining bone mineral density. Support bone growth and maintenance: Boron is a trace mineral essential for bone growth and maintenance, and raisins are one of the best food sources of boron.
    Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Abbott dives into the role with complete relish and succeeds for the most part, as does Garner, such a good actress, who too often has to just look horrified.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Since the property changed hands, its sole restaurant, 18 Restaurant & Bar, has become more markedly gourmet with fare like scallops dusted with seaweed crumbs, smoked trout under cucumber and vermouth relish, and venison enlivened by juniper jus and pickled berries.
    Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The new thermal light echo images revealed the complex structure of the interstellar material, akin to the knots of a wood grain.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The records show violations found at Boar’s Head plants in New Castle, Indiana; Forrest City, Arkansas; and Petersburg, Virginia, and echo problems highlighted at the Jarratt, Virginia plant last year.
    Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Her brim, tilted low, cast a thick shadow over her eyes, shielding her from the view of millions of Americans who were lying in wait for some kind of reaction.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 20 Jan. 2025
  • That’s saying something considering that when Biden took office in January 2021 the economy was still under the shadow of Covid, with many folks choosing to spend the holiday season in late 2020 away from friends and family because of the spread of the omicron variant.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Jan. 2025

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“Aftertaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftertaste. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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