Thesaurus results for AFTERIMAGE

afterimage

noun

Definition of afterimage

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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As life moves on, ghosts remain The suit against Fox filed by Zakrzewski's widow, Michelle Ross-Stanton, is still winding its way through the British legal system.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Swift appears as the ghost of Farrell’s former wife, warning Johnson about her husband and revealing the dark truth behind his past.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of ghost

Noun

Using sine wave generators and pink lighting so saturated it essentially blots out all other color and shadow, Young and Zazeela created a space that’s somehow both static and full of life.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
The duration of totality is a function of the diameter of the moon's shadow.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of shadow

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Audiences will no doubt see broad echoes of what could have been in Ali’s passionate and often ruthless Latif.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Ari struggles to understand how its two worlds connect, and as events in one world echo events in the other, so will many readers.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of echo

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The only vestiges of social order are a vigilante police force and the power company.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
The avocado green kitchen—once considered an outdated vestige from the ’70s—is now back in fashion, and design experts are totally digging the retro vibe.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of vestige

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On-site boutiques and convenience stores add ease, while thoughtfully placed artifacts and local artwork deepen the connection to Hawaiian culture.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The flick follows an elder antique trader who dredges up a 500-year-old artifact that invigorates him with youth but has the unfortunate side effect of turning him into a vampire.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of artifact

Noun

Creel is only the latest Bayside High School Tiger to share kind remembrances of Haskins.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2026
We will also be pulled into a collective remembrance of societal traumas that bond us to certain people and alienate us from others.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

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