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Recent Examples of afterglow
Cosmologists can see its afterglow in the sky.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
As the afterglow of the midyear continental tournaments fades back into seasonal play in global women’s soccer, there’s been a trend of superlative record-breaking, from the youngest professional goal scorers to the most lucrative transfer fees.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Either way, their afterglows can linger for hours or even months, providing researchers with time to collect as much data as possible.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2025
In the afterglow of Denver’s dominant Week 7 win at New Orleans last fall, a tiny subplot hung in the air like a potential pollutant.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 28 July 2025
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
As the afterglow of the midyear continental tournaments fades back into seasonal play in global women’s soccer, there’s been a trend of superlative record-breaking, from the youngest professional goal scorers to the most lucrative transfer fees.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Either way, their afterglows can linger for hours or even months, providing researchers with time to collect as much data as possible.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 July 2025
In the afterglow of Denver’s dominant Week 7 win at New Orleans last fall, a tiny subplot hung in the air like a potential pollutant.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 28 July 2025
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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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Never use your high-beam lights.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The flame-wielder is a tough match for Mecha Man, necessitating some extrajudicial aggression as Robert lops off two of his opponent’s fingers with a beam saber.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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In recent years, the concept of instant gratification has become ingrained in culture in numerous ways.—
William Jones,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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There's a feeling of instant gratification when turning grimy, dirty panes into crystal clear glass.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2025
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The region was hit by at least five aftershocks, the strongest measuring 5.2 magnitude in the hours after the initial quake, according to USGS.—
Masoud Popalzai,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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In the moral aftershocks of genocide, the very idea of monstrosity started to grow suspect.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
27 Oct. 2025
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Strong geomagnetic storms can also spark bright, dynamic auroras, sometimes much farther into mid-latitudes than normal.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Astrotourism continues to be one of the world's leading trends, and many travelers make big plans to cross oceans and continents just to experience auroras, meteor showers, and some of the darkest night skies in the world.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Nov. 2025
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More than anyone, Resh Lakish would have been entitled to look back on a life of personal transformation and learning with great contentment.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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Chasing status, wealth, or others’ approval with your money almost always undermines independence and contentment.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
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Stause also had a fallout with her best friend Emma Hernan after her new boyfriend made deplorable comments about the LGBTQ+ community.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The rarity of the mechanism means that legal and political challenges would be expected, and the fallout could reshape city and state politics.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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In the center is a central bulge of stars, and the whole thing is surrounded by a vast halo of stars and dark matter about a million light-years wide.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Nov. 2025
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Pistachio and fig lend it some Mediterranean indulgence, and its radius hovers around you like a halo.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Afterglow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterglow. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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