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Recent Examples of afterimage
Fire to create an afterimage of yourself that projects a beam of light in Valorant.
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Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The digital detectors used by the camera suffered from an issue called quantum efficiency hysteresis, or QEH—when WF/PC took an image of a bright object, there was an afterimage left behind that would mess up later observations.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2025
In addition to reversing the color of an image, afterimages can convince your brain that an object has changed in shape or size.
—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
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Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
The digital detectors used by the camera suffered from an issue called quantum efficiency hysteresis, or QEH—when WF/PC took an image of a bright object, there was an afterimage left behind that would mess up later observations.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2025
In addition to reversing the color of an image, afterimages can convince your brain that an object has changed in shape or size.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterimage
Noun
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There are even whispers of his ghost still haunting the area.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Co-stars include Aaron Paul and Bryce Dallas Howard in the story of two fraudulent paranormal investigators who are forced to face real ghosts and the lies underpinning their business.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Noun
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There’s no strange aftertaste, no fishy flavor, and no texture issues.—
Rita Templeton,
Flow Space,
15 June 2026
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Editors liked that this cottage cheese wasn't too liquidy, perfectly savory, and felt fresh without any strong aftertaste.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
13 June 2026
Noun
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The peak brightness achieved by the G6 reveals both the subtlest shadows and the brightest highlights simultaneously.—
Nam Sunwoo,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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The team even ran the rover through the deep, confusing shadows of dusk and dawn.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
Noun
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These slurs are not mere political insults but echo centuries-old stereotypes denying Black women's femininity and dignity, a historical burden highlighted by figures like Sojourner Truth.—
Sophia A. Nelson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Labour’s popularity has fallen accordingly, in echoes of the fate suffered by the center-right Conservative Party.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Making Juneteenth a national holiday is the closest our country has gotten to acknowledging the truth about enslavement and its vestiges.—
Marcus Anthony Hunter,
Time,
19 June 2026
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Centuries later, their vestiges resurface.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Noun
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The National Archives will run his archives and loan artifacts to the Chicago site, but the Obama Center will remain a nonprofit entity, with its exhibits under its control.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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This could be an artifact of childhood trauma.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Another photo was overlaid with a Black Lives Matter filter in remembrance of Atatiana Jefferson, the Black woman who was fatally shot by a Fort Worth police officer in 2019.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 June 2026
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The events offer remembrance, celebration and community.—
Crystal Tate,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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“Afterimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterimage. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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