Thesaurus results for AFTERIMAGE

afterimage

noun

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as in ghost

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Recent Examples of afterimage 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 The afterimage of any one scene lasts in the human visual system for fractions of a second, Banna says. — Charlotte Hu, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for afterimage

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Gradually, Shaban becomes a ghost of himself, in what comes to feel like a natural outcome in a society where a man’s value can be calculated down to the very last cent.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
No manufacturer wants a multimillion-dollar jet sitting on the tarmac awaiting chairs or flying across the Atlantic carrying ghost suites.

— Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of ghost

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Ronaldo played and scored in his sixth World Cup for Portugal this summer – an all-time record – but is now a shadow of the player that once dominated the sport.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Whitaker described the look as a slightly muted range of color with deep black shadows, not bleak or colorless, but restrained, serious, suburban, and ordinary.

— Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of shadow

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Rafael Devers and Jung Hoo Lee were the only vestiges from the group that started behind Webb on opening day.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
The heart-palpitating rhythms and glitchy stutters suggest some unholy mix of early Plastikman and Mark Fell, the vestiges of ’90s dance music reanimated into a herky-jerky Frankenstein’s monster.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of vestige

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Weygold, who died in 1941, collected Native American art and artifacts, taught himself the Lakota language, and advised European museums on Native American art.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
The institution also preserves artifacts connected to his grandfather’s maritime history.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of artifact

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Here’s a look at the history and religious background of a shrine that is both a sacred place of remembrance and a source of controversy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Some stories say that Collier broke his rifle over the bear’s head while trying to protect the dogs, but his own remembrances sometimes leave that out.

— Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

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