afterglows

noun

plural of afterglow
1
as in echoes

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2
as in beams

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  1. echoes
  2. beams
  3. denouements
  4. rays
  5. repercussions
  6. auroras
  7. implications
  8. halos
Noun
  • Unlike active sonar, which sends out sound pulses and analyzes their echoes, passive sonar listens without transmitting signals.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026
  • While the intentionally spare design of the MacBook Pro has influenced dozens of Windows laptops, the echoes ring particularly loud for the Surface Laptop Ultra.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of echoes
Noun
  • Set amid waterfalls and gardens at the foot of Machu Picchu, whitewashed casitas with eucalyptus beams are strewn along stone paths.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Repeating this process thousands of times creates a dense, web-like architecture of intersecting support beams in wildly varying sizes and thicknesses.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 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
  • Pet insurance covers some or all of the costs of certain veterinary services for animals — things like diagnostics, X-rays, illness treatments, prescriptions, and more – depending on the provider and the policy.
    — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
  • However, the solar system is vast, and the Sun’s rays grow weak once a mission pushes past Mars.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of rays
Noun
  • Democrat Jared Huffman of California, likely to become head of the House Natural Resources Committee, warned commissioners at yesterday's meeting that anyone advancing projects not authorized by Congress risks legal repercussions.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Unfortunately, negotiating with Uber and DoorDash takes time, money, and lawyers, and though those repercussions might show up eventually, and maybe even prove effective, e-bike cowboys are getting bolder, faster, and more defiant by the day.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of repercussions
Noun
  • To stay updated on space weather and know the best times and places to catch auroras, consider using a space weather app tailored to your location.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • During a March 1989 geomagnetic storm, people witnessed spectacular auroras as far south as Texas, while rapid changes in magnetic fields contributed to the collapse of the Hydro-Québec power system.
    — Mark Moldwin, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of auroras
Noun
  • Meanwhile, any challenge to investors’ confidence in Huang’s leadership, or any allegation that his personal relationship influenced Nvidia’s lobbying in Washington, could have serious implications for his position and his company’s valuation.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The game had many implications in the SEC title race and the College Football Playoffs as both teams make their way through the SEC’s inaugural nine-game schedule.
    — PJ Green November 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of implications
Noun
  • Color Shift adds blue and red halos around subjects, mimicking the look of a lens with heavy chromatic aberration.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Researchers therefore need simulations that combine enormous volumes with enough resolution to capture dark matter halos, the structures in which galaxies form.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of halos
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