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Recent Examples of afterglow
The Horns were focused but the afterglow of Thursday’s 79-71 first round win over BYU stll hung in the air.
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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
But as Gottlieb addressed the team after the game, her players burst into spontaneous celebration, flinging water at their coach and soaking in the afterglow of their biggest victory of the season.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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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
But as Gottlieb addressed the team after the game, her players burst into spontaneous celebration, flinging water at their coach and soaking in the afterglow of their biggest victory of the season.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterglow
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Her plea will spare a lengthy discovery period and likely mark the legal denouement of a federal probe that shook Sacramento after the FBI recorded dozens of lobbyists in the summer of 2024 as part of the investigation.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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Over the course of the series’ six episodes, their relationship waxes and wanes, but continues to cast a shadow over their fates until the finale’s electrifying denouement.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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It was designed in such a way that it would be comprised of six lattice-like beams, which were prestressed end-to-end.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Western automakers have spent years trickling pixel-headlight features out cautiously, partly because regulations in markets like the US have historically been slow to allow adaptive driving beams in the first place.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 May 2026
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The competition Amazon’s attempt to up the instant gratification ante provides direct competition to on-demand food delivery platforms like Instacart, Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub, which don’t have the scale of the e-commerce titan, according to independent retail analyst Bruce Winder.—
Anne D’Innocenzio,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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People want instant gratification.—
Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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Less than a minute later, a second 3.2-magnitude aftershock struck.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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It’s been two and a half months since the war with Iran ruptured the crude oil market, and the aftershocks are starting to to show up in unexpected ways.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 May 2026
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While visibility farther south is less likely, stronger geomagnetic fluctuations can occasionally push the aurora farther down than forecast, especially in rural areas with dark skies and minimal light pollution.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Use your mobile phone to scan the skies, as the camera is great at picking up faint auroras before your eyes spot them.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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Those who smooth everything over, who perform contentment rather than feel it, slowly drain that account without either partner quite knowing why.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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While hedonic wellbeing often stems from minor and fleeting pleasures, such as the enjoyment people get from eating delicious food or watching something funny, eudaimonic pleasures refer to experiences that provide a deeper, more profound sense of accomplishment or contentment.—
Markham Heid,
Time,
7 May 2026
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War squeezes African, Asian economies further The fallout of the Iran war deepened globally as countries struggled to contain the impact of rising fuel and commodity prices.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
22 May 2026
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The fallout matters because American power has historically depended not only on military strength or economic leverage, but on the cohesion of the Western alliance and European support of Washington’s foreign policy.—
Wesley Alexander Hill,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Stellantis has decided the best way to turn around its fortunes is with more vehicles, including a new Dodge halo car.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
22 May 2026
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Historically, shoppers relied on design strategies — halos, clusters and chunkier settings — to create the illusion of size.—
Lauren Fisher,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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“Afterglow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterglow. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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