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as in memento
a lingering indication of something from the past
The spelling of "trough" is an artifact of the way it was originally pronounced.
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Recent Examples of artifact
Indeed, a visit to the center is filled with many lessons and artifacts, from the papers of giants Maya Angelou and James Baldwin to the unpublished last chapter of Malcolm X’s consequential autobiography.
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
Every stone, every artifact is a testament to their strength.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
Computer history talk Computer History Museum docent David Hoyt will present stories drawn from artifacts on display at the Mountain View museum on Feb. 17 at 7 pm.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Artificial intelligence is even peering through the most impenetrable of artifacts: ancient, charred scrolls that are too delicate to be unfurled.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
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Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
Every stone, every artifact is a testament to their strength.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
Computer history talk Computer History Museum docent David Hoyt will present stories drawn from artifacts on display at the Mountain View museum on Feb. 17 at 7 pm.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Artificial intelligence is even peering through the most impenetrable of artifacts: ancient, charred scrolls that are too delicate to be unfurled.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artifact
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In that vein, the vane most likely had prominent colors and patterns that are not preserved in the fossil record, Dr. Pittman said.—
Elizabeth Landau,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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The major exception has been the fluvial deposits of central Java, which have yielded remarkable tools and fossils of H. erectus.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
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Each shelf conveniently comes with a lipped edge to help keep valuable photographs, mementos, vases, and more in place.—
Kelsey Fredricks,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Choosing any two of Augustus' four mementos will serve you well.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Win or lose, Alderman John Moran, who moderated the event forum, closed the event offering a reminder for people to remain engaged in their communities.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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The study should also serve as a reminder to the public to be careful around wildlife like bats, Roess said.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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Some are more broadly applicable, such as a relic that reduces the Duchess’ skill cooldown timer.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
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Spot a massive chedi (a Buddhist monument containing relics) and gilt Buddha statues at Wat Yai Chai Mang Kon, a temple from the earliest era of the Ayutthaya Kingdom.—
Cat Sposato,
AFAR Media,
18 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
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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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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
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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
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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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The remnants of its blue shipping crate, sealed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York weeks earlier, were scattered on a nearby ledge, nails poking through plywood.—
Mike Ives,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Although the polarization blocks a significant honeymoon period, this is likely the remnants of that.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Artifact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artifact. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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