afterglows

plural of afterglow

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Noun
  • There may be echoes of history on George’s first day.
    Erin Hill, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • Instead of a handheld probe sweeping across your skin, a ring of transducers surrounds the body underwater and fires sound waves from every angle at once, reconstructing a full 3D volume from the echoes.
    Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • The students helped free a man in the town of Caraballeda who was pinned under the beams of a collapsed restaurant.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Travis Kelce beams from ear to ear with his Raising Cane's Box Combo during his Tight End University event in Nashville on June 23.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • A number of denouements follow in All That’s Left of You, including a jump forward into 2022, when Hanan and Salim, who now live in Canada, go back to Jaffa and find Salim’s old family home, a run-down oasis of the past in a city determined to forget its history.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • About 11,000 light-years away from Earth, the supernova Cassiopeia A’s X-rays (seen above) are rendered in blue and purple, while infrared wavelengths are shown in red and white using data from JWST.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • The content creator said her daughter underwent numerous X-rays, ultrasounds and a biopsy before the hospital team determined the cancer diagnosis.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • While the list carries few immediate legal repercussions, it’s widely considered a red flag to investors that can precede more punitive trade restrictions.
    Angela Cullen, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • The Kremlin denies these strikes have resulted in economic repercussions but oil refinery output has declined.
    Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Keep in mind that tonight's Strawberry Moon may make auroras harder to see due to the bright moonlight.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026
  • But for the very lucky, very few who've seen auroras from space, the view is on a whole other level!
    Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • The veto does not permanently ban the project, but allows for more time to discuss the implications for stakeholders and the community.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • For its capstone presentation, the 2026 graduating class of the school’s Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management program dove into the science, business and consumers of longevity — and their collective implications for beauty’s future.
    Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Historically, shoppers relied on design strategies — halos, clusters and chunkier settings — to create the illusion of size.
    Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
  • Guests brought to life looks that referenced papal garments and displayed biblical artifacts like crosses, angel wings and halos.
    Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 4 May 2026
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“Afterglows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterglows. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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