Definition of AFTERGLOW

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the afterglow of the sunset

Recent Examples on the Web Simmons told me in the afterglow of Denver’s 24-19 victory against Cleveland on the first Sunday of November. — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, "Kiszla: The one must-win for Broncos in what remains of 2019 season is signing Justin Simmons to new contract," 23 Nov. 2019 Across 20 minutes of initial observations, MAGIC captured thousands of high-energy photons from GRB 190114c’s fresh afterglow. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, "Record-Breaking Gamma Rays Reveal Secrets of the Universe’s Most Powerful Explosions," 20 Nov. 2019 By analyzing tiny variations in this ancient afterglow, scientists can peer back in time to understand how the universe evolved. — Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, "Nobel Prize in physics awarded for research on exoplanets and the structure of the universe," 8 Oct. 2019 The afterglow from that triple play continues to light the way for Waller-Bridge, who will next be seen hosting this week’s edition of Saturday Night Live, with musical guest Taylor Swift. — Dan Snierson, EW.com, "Watch Phoebe Waller-Bridge prepare to host SNL whilst holding three Emmys," 2 Oct. 2019 To infer its value from the early universe, scientists use data from the Planck satellite, which measured the cosmic microwave background, the afterglow emitted just 380,000 years or so after the big bang. — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, "The universe might be acting weird. Cosmic 'lenses' may help reveal why.," 12 Sep. 2019 His early radicalism has aged into a vague, self-satisfied liberalism, warmed by the afterglow of his participation in historical moments, or at least his proximity to them. — New York Times, "Bob Dylan and the Myth of Boomer Idealism," 17 July 2019 Even after nearly half a day, the afterglow still had photons with energies of 100 to 440 gigaelectronvolts. — Megan Gannon, Smithsonian, "Astronomers Detect Record-Breaking Gamma Ray Bursts From Colossal Explosion in Space," 14 Jan. 2019 In the afterglow of UCF’s dominant win over Stanford on Saturday evening, coach Josh Heupel was asked whether another victory over a team from a Power 5 conference thrust the program back into the national discussion. — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, "Confident UCF ignores rankings buzz, chases win at Pitt," 19 Sep. 2019

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“Afterglow.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afterglow. Accessed 23 January 2020.