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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
Noun
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Kelly Clarkson isn’t visiting any ghosts of Christmas past this holiday season.Latoya Gayle, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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Why there's a ghost camping in her backyard who sang when the moon was half full.Russell Contreras, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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The pumpkin spice notes came along a moment later as an aftertaste.Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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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
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This appearance on Potomac only further highlighted his sketchy business practices, with his financial mismanagement casting a long shadow over his future endeavors.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
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Sadler said a masked man had appeared out of the shadows.Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The echoes of the chorus spilled out through the open roof and into the lukewarm summer night.Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The large, angled handkerchief is a subtle formal echo of the drapery opening diagonally above Mariana’s head.Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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There are Corinthian columns, vestiges of Roman baths, mosaics and a necropolis.Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
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This was the last vestige and loose thread from their relationship.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Metamorpho: Anthony Carrigan plays the shape-shifting Rex Mason, aka a man turned into a mass of chemicals after being cursed by an ancient artifact.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Each installment will dissect the making-of of a show, novel, painting, song, or other work through conversations with artists and their artifacts.Adam Moss, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Flags can also be at half-staff for Memorial Day or other national days of remembrance, according to Usa.gov.Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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But with a strong culture of remembrance and continued commitment, new generations in Japan are carrying forward the experience and the message of the witnesses.Bishop Peter A. Rosazza, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Afterimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterimage. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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