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Recent Examples of afterglow
This is the faint thermal afterglow from some 380,000 years after the big bang that was unleashed when the hot, foglike plasma that filled the early universe cooled and cleared as primordial atomic nuclei bonded with free electrons.
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Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
The Horns were focused but the afterglow of Thursday’s 79-71 first round win over BYU stll hung in the air.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
Not long afterward, China’s Einstein Probe satellite identified a potential X-ray afterglow from the same region.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
Now 20 years old and an Olympic champion, Liu is very much still in the afterglow of her performance.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2026
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Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
The Horns were focused but the afterglow of Thursday’s 79-71 first round win over BYU stll hung in the air.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026
Not long afterward, China’s Einstein Probe satellite identified a potential X-ray afterglow from the same region.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
Now 20 years old and an Olympic champion, Liu is very much still in the afterglow of her performance.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterglow
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While the film tends to feel its extended run time by the final act, the dénouement hits with a glorious gut-punch, ending on one last poem from Rimantas as Minde sits on the seashore-like driftwood.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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Though Sami’s previous ambivalence over the group’s mission makes his eventual attack on Whelan a bit curious, River’s heroic rescue of the beleaguered First Desk stooge sets up the real dénouement in which his future and the future of Slough House itself is briefly in question.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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The doors of its Venetian-style facade open up to welcoming spaces characterized by beam ceilings, arched windows and original frescoes.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
25 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, the Farragut’s in really bad shape when a team of five — La’an, Uhura, Scotty, Spock, and Chapel — beams aboard.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
21 Aug. 2025
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The throwback elements of Rush’s show – the zigzagging colored lasers, the bursts of pyro that momentarily stunned with their booms, the gratification of watching musicians so focused on their music that running around the stage was not an option – reminded of a simpler era of concert-going.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Walter Mischel's famous decades-long research on children showed that the capacity to delay gratification is linked to improved decision-making and better long-term outcomes.—
Vaishali Dev,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2026
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The authors of these studies suggest the drop might be more of a pandemic aftershock than a generational inevitability.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Seismologists will continue monitoring aftershock patterns, as earthquakes of this magnitude typically generate ongoing seismic activity for days or weeks.—
Hollie Silverman
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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Notable technology disruptions and widespread auroras typically occur when a geomagnetic storm reaches G3 (strong), becoming more significant at G4 (severe).—
Briana Alvarado,
ABC News,
9 Dec. 2025
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On one, the K-index scale — which indicates how far away from the poles the northern lights could be visible — NOAA is predicting a 5 out of 9, which indicates a brighter aurora.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
9 Dec. 2025
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The final term means happiness as contentment, but its related terms may suggest a connection with the pleasure of taste.—
Sebastian Purcell
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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Switch your thinking brain off to move from worry to contentment, struggling to flowing, fear to love.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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As the next hearing approaches, Butler’s compliance, the transparency of the case, and potential legal or legislative fallout will determine what happens next—and whether the controversy surrounding his sentence will intensify further.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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The fallout of this year's College Football Playoff bracket continues days after the selection committee ignited controversy with its at-large-bid teams.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Dec. 2025
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Bookmark this page for your next salon visit, and jump on the halo French manicure trend early.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
11 Dec. 2025
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These clumpy halos of matter, even after the last black hole evaporates, should persist.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Dec. 2025
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“Afterglow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterglow. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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