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Recent Examples of afterimage
But the virtuosity of its filmmaking is remarkable, and some of the shots that Ân composed (with the help of his cinematographer, Đinh Duy Hưng) have lingered with me like persistent afterimages.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 June 2024
Truth floats around him like afterimages, those dark spots that bob in and out of focus.
—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
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 June 2024
Truth floats around him like afterimages, those dark spots that bob in and out of focus.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterimage
Noun
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In the epic fifth and final season, Joe Goldberg returns to New York to enjoy his happily ever after… until his perfect life is threatened by the ghosts of his past and his own dark desires.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2025
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The tariff talk reignited fears of a trade war, a ghost from 2018-2019 that markets still remember.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The finish is long, with lingering spice notes and a smooth, slightly dry aftertaste.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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We were left with a bitter aftertaste, though, by one slip of the tongue.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Patrick Schwarzenegger is learning to define success for himself outside the shadow of his famous family.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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Rowley will play Will, a young man caught between two worlds who wants belonging, respect, and a future beyond the shadows of the forest.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Her sentences, always at the shore of some great nothingness, have the intricacies and echoes of a conch shell.—
Audrey Wollen,
The New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2025
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California Scenario is a coming-of-middle-age love story exploring the intergenerational echoes of trauma, survival, and healing.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Critics say the asset seizures are also undermining the last vestiges of Russia’s rule of law.—
Nataliya Vasilyeva,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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Or does so only briefly in the ambiguous ending, when Sofia throws off the last vestiges of her passivity and forces her recalcitrant mother into a reckoning with her condition.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Photos show the burial site and its distinctive artifacts.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
18 Feb. 2025
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Advanced algorithms and neural networks can analyze pixel artifacts, unnatural movements and other subtle audio-visual data inconsistencies to detect deepfakes accurately.—
Dan Yerushalmi,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As in, to name is to announce worthy of remembrance.—
Reginald Dwayne Betts,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2025
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The club scheduled a remembrance skate for Tuesday evening.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Afterimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterimage. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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