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a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
a few strange words carved on a tree were the only vestige of the lost colony of Roanoke
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Recent Examples of vestiges
There are Corinthian columns, vestiges of Roman baths, mosaics and a necropolis.
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
At the time, the wildly biodiverse island had no roads and little infrastructure—mostly the decaying vestiges of its years as a Portuguese colony and time as the largest cacao producer in the world.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Her household is one of the last vestiges of that former stronghold.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Footwear was one of the last vestiges of my old relationship to clothes.
—Melissa Febos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Once the images were sent to Earth, astronomers subtracted all the lingering vestiges of light emitted from stars and reflected from dust in and around the Milky Way and published their results in the Astrophysical Journal.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2024
The vestiges of the term’s Indian roots are most visible on platforms like XVIDEOS, which has videos from as early as two years ago featuring Indian performers that include the word.
—Mikelle Street, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
At the time, the wildly biodiverse island had no roads and little infrastructure—mostly the decaying vestiges of its years as a Portuguese colony and time as the largest cacao producer in the world.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Her household is one of the last vestiges of that former stronghold.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Footwear was one of the last vestiges of my old relationship to clothes.
—Melissa Febos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Once the images were sent to Earth, astronomers subtracted all the lingering vestiges of light emitted from stars and reflected from dust in and around the Milky Way and published their results in the Astrophysical Journal.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2024
The vestiges of the term’s Indian roots are most visible on platforms like XVIDEOS, which has videos from as early as two years ago featuring Indian performers that include the word.
—Mikelle Street, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vestiges
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His father, John Carro, was the first Puerto Rican to sit on New York's appellate bench, and Gregory has followed in his footsteps, making a name for himself with a reputation for being tough, particularly on bail decisions.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Blac Chyna is open to her daughter following in her footsteps.Hannah Sacks, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Big vehicles with big environmental footprints Heavy trucks have an outsized effect on both climate change and human health.Camila Domonoske, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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But in 1948, a series of mysterious clues—unrecognized bird calls and unusual footprints—near Lake Te Anau rekindled hope.Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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These stellar remnants are created when stars with masses similar to that of the sun exhaust their fuel for nuclear fusion, the process that converts hydrogen to helium in their cores.Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Any remnants of pressure dissipated even further in the postgame locker room.Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Vestiges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vestiges. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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