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Recent Examples of afterimage
In addition to reversing the color of an image, afterimages can convince your brain that an object has changed in shape or size.
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Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
But then the mystery more or less fades from view, to be replaced by another that comes and goes in a flash but lingers like an afterimage.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
But the virtuosity of its filmmaking is remarkable, and some of the shots that Ân composed (with the help of his cinematographer, Đinh Duy Hưng) have lingered with me like persistent afterimages.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 June 2024
Truth floats around him like afterimages, those dark spots that bob in and out of focus.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
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Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
But then the mystery more or less fades from view, to be replaced by another that comes and goes in a flash but lingers like an afterimage.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
But the virtuosity of its filmmaking is remarkable, and some of the shots that Ân composed (with the help of his cinematographer, Đinh Duy Hưng) have lingered with me like persistent afterimages.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 June 2024
Truth floats around him like afterimages, those dark spots that bob in and out of focus.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterimage
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Could this woman be the ghost of a student activist who led a sit-in at the university in the 1960s, then mysteriously disappeared?—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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While there are plenty of museums and historic attractions to visit, the city also offers theme parks like Busch Gardens, ghost tours and several art museums. 8.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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Splendid Spoon’s smoothies are fresh, fruit-forward, and tasty—no weird aftertaste or artificial flavors.—
Betty Gold Kider,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
9 June 2025
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There’s something about that complex balance of sweetness and slightly bitter aftertaste that takes me back to Kentucky, where the cocktail is often served at outdoor barbeques or as a before – and sometimes after – drink at dinner parties.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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At a time when all live-service games are living in the shadow of Fortnite, games like Call of Duty have mostly leaned into meme potential over any kind of strict creative vision or cohesive worldbuilding.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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At night, the hotel glows golden—casting long shadows across gleaming marble colonnades and mirrored infinity pools that catch the stars like sequins.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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There are echoes of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, whose transition from right-winger to right-back thrust his career forward and ultimately led to a £50million ($67.3m at the current rate) move from Palace to Manchester United in June 2019 at age 21.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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There are echoes of Chekhov’s Three Sisters in Thomas’s semi-autobiographical movie starring Johansson, Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham as siblings with dispositions as strikingly disparate as those possessed by the Prozorov sisters.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The last remaining vestige of the old, odd and much-loved Southwest Airlines will disappear in just over six months.—
Dan Reed,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The Turkish leader has also used the 2016 coup attempt against him as an excuse to pull apart the rule of law and any vestiges of institutional governance in Turkey.—
Jesse Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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The early medieval artifact dates back to the 800s, the school said.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Centering on an array of people tracking down a rare Native American artifact, the project was the subject of social media debate after collecting a mere $500,000 from its launch in more than 1,100 theaters.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
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Pay Your Respects at The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum The National 9/11 Memorial and Museum complex were established in remembrance of the close to 3,000 people who perished in the events of September 11, 2001.—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The New Jersey Office of the Public Defender posted a statement online in remembrance of Mazraani.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Afterimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterimage. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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