afterglows

noun

plural of afterglow
1
as in echoes

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2
as in beams

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterglows
  1. echoes
  2. beams
  3. denouements
  4. rays
  5. repercussions
  6. auroras
  7. implications
  8. halos
Noun
  • The looks were presented in pairs to highlight affinities, variations and visual echoes that reflect the designers’ methodology and approach rooted in the principle of duality.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • And though unquantifiable, the echoes of the immense reputational damage that the innovative industry in Silicon Valley suffered as a consequence of Holmes's deception still reverberate to this day.
    — Taylor Dunn, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of echoes
Noun
  • For months before today’s launch, Google has been anticipating those problems on Earth, shaking spacecraft to simulate the launch and bombarding its chips with proton beams to test their response to radiation.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Electron beams replace ovens Ateios says the process enables coating speeds of 30 meters per minute across a 300-millimeter-wide web.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of beams
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
Definition of denouements
Noun
  • More than 60 percent of its surface incorporates translucent photovoltaic panels, and its glass features low-emissivity properties, filters infrared radiation and protects against UV rays.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • These rays are generated by turning high-speed electrons in magnetic fields.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of rays
Noun
  • But despite years of diplomatic efforts there is no sign of a breakthrough in ending a war that has had repercussions for the global food and energy supply, as well as severely straining relations between Russia and Western countries.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Looking to the future As polar ice disappears and sea levels continue to rise, concerns over the continuing and worsening repercussions of climate change continue to grow.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of repercussions
Noun
  • The storm produced strong changes in Earth’s magnetic environment and pushed auroras to unusually low latitudes.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • From auroras lighting up the sky to a Harvest Moon, September has already delivered plenty of reasons to look up.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of auroras
Noun
  • The capability to safely approach, dock with, and interact with another satellite in orbit has other implications too.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • These raises were initially denied — along with all other proposals with budget implications.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of implications
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
Definition of halos
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