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afterimage

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Definition of afterimage

as in ghost

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Recent Examples of afterimage Fire to create an afterimage of yourself that projects a beam of light in Valorant. — 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 See All Example Sentences for afterimage

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Noun

The first major Roman poet, Ennius, describes a dream in which Homer’s ghost appeared to him and explained that souls transmigrate after bodily death; this poetic spirit would now take up residence in Ennius.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
When Odysseus meets Sinon’s ghost — enraged by the circumstances of his death outside Troy — at the entrance to the underworld during his voyage home, Sinon warns Odysseus of the dangers his family faces back in Ithaca.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of ghost

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With 67% of employees engaging in shadow AI usage at work, this unapproved use of chatbots and other AI agents is potentially exposing companies’ sensitive data.

— Ryan Grant, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
This dominance is physically and mentally exhausting for opponents, who are left chasing shadows as Spain’s technicians pass around them with precision.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of shadow

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Sarandos’ comments echo remarks Head of UCAN Scripted Series Jinny Howe made to Deadline last week.

— Peter White, Deadline, 16 July 2026
But Thomas Tuchel took those echoes and put a colossal microphone in front of them, cranking up the decibels to make this failure worse than the others.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of echo

Noun

The Dynasty contains some vestiges of its label showcase origins, including two clunky Memphis Bleek tracks with no Jay-Z verses.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 14 July 2026
The architecture of the public spaces remains largely intact, with vestiges of its past visible in spaces like Stagg Court, once a basketball court and gym.

— Rima Suqi, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of vestige

Noun

Drawn to the iridescent glass, Saar lined the artifacts on the fence and encouraged her daughters to keep an eye out, too.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Not a record-setter While the sale price was impressive, the pen and switch did not break into the top 10 list of the highest prices at a public sale for space artifacts and memorabilia.

— Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026

Definition of artifact

Noun

The archdiocese’s memorial beautifully affirms that those lost to suicide are worthy of remembrance, dignity and love.

— Geri McGinn Kerger, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
The group, which claims that white South African farmers are victims of racial discrimination and violence, is fundraising to place 3,000 white crosses on the National Mall in remembrance of attacks on South African farmers.

— Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 July 2026

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