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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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Money was counted daily, spoken of incessantly, felt in its paucity like a ghost in each room.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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That doesn’t mean the ghosts here aren’t scary.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
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Then try the mussels, served with a fresh baguette and swimming in broth that leaves the perfect amount of coconut aftertaste on your tongue, encouraging just one more bite.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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Dark Chocolate & Sea Salt Brownie Fudgy texture, nice amount of cocoa, and not too sweet, but a bit of an artificial aftertaste.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
17 Apr. 2026
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Over the course of the series’ six episodes, their relationship waxes and wanes, but continues to cast a shadow over their fates until the finale’s electrifying denouement.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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However, at least 26 of shadow fleet vessels have breached the US blockade line as of Monday, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence, a maritime intelligence firm.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Her rock-climbing skills also come in handy when she’s trapped in a narrow gorge, and soon after when a hairy ascent provides echoes of the prologue.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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Because behind every ride is an echo of the thousands of Black cowboys who helped shape the American West.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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As in that case, many of Silver Court’s residents are about to lose one of the few vestiges of stable, deeply affordable housing in Miami-Dade.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Upon first glance, the room looks like a typical parlor of its era, clinging to the vestiges of late Victorian décor that were quickly fading from fashion.—
Laura E. Helton,
Literary Hub,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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After five months, DriveSavers recovered the contents of two of them, with artifacts of the damage still visible in certain images.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Among them is the demanding task of turning a pile of artifacts into a museum collection, which includes cataloging, researching, describing and photographing.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That remembrance of that person also has to wake up, go about their day-to-day life and be okay.—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Paisley Park, Prince's former home and music studio space, will be hosting a special remembrance event on Tuesday.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Afterimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterimage. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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