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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
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With ghost runner Jake Cronenworth perched on third with one out, Colorado intentionally walked Jackson Merrill and Manny Machado to load the bases, hoping to get a double play and send the game into the 13th inning.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
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Always fact check those ghosts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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Our editors liked the creamy texture and balanced flavor of this frosting, that didn't leave any unappetizing aftertastes or grit.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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The term, still in circulation, comes from the long aftertaste of Great Britain’s annexation of the Boer republics and the two South African Wars.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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Fear may thrive in the shadows, but here, under bright fluorescent lights, the terror feels even more malevolent, something ambient and inescapable.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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In contrast to the cocoon-like interiors of the Venus, this SUV gets a bright and airy cabin with four of what Hyundai's calling 'air-hug' seats, along with mood lighting and subtle design elements inspired by tree shadows and map patterns.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
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She’s hunched over her computer, typing away furiously, the echo of her keystrokes bouncing around the compact space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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The light softened toward sunset, an evening echo of the same violet sky that hovered over Julian at the start of the day.—
Josh Jackson,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Blue Diamond site is a vestige of the food processing industry that dominated in Sacramento through much of the 20th century.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Now, plans are finally underway to remove the rotting vestiges of the structure.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
28 Mar. 2026
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The restaurant is lit with neon and filled with eye-catching vintage cultural artifacts, many of which are highlighted on a light-box art wall to grab your attention.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Scientists are tightening research protocols, adopting contamination controls from forensic science to ensure findings are real, not lab artifacts.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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Even Pfundstein, the intelligence analyst whose story Morganroth mispresented in the 9/11 remembrance, said the incident did not shake his confidence or trust in the media.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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That nine gripped me with urgency to get more people to call for truth and remembrance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Afterimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterimage. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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