Thesaurus results for AFTERIMAGE

afterimage

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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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Noun

The official residence was the site of two bloody coup attempts in the 1930s, and legend has it that the building is haunted by ghosts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Is that wider access to justice or an unlicensed ghost practicing law?

— Hamid Kohan, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of ghost

Noun

Then there are shadow fleets, used often by countries under sanctions.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The umbral shadow will first appear as a small semicircle of shadow close to the dark expanses of Oceanus Procellarum (the Ocean of Storms) and Mare Humorum on the moon's southwestern edge, before swiftly spreading to swallow the nearby moonscape.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of shadow

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The echoes were happening much further away from me, while the humidity was less intense given the expanse of the huge facility.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The report’s overall findings echo trends revealed from several other surveys showing consumers turning to AI for help—especially to find deals—and starting their holiday shopping earlier.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of echo

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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

Noun

Engaging in quiet acts of remembrance The legal battle involving the vigil organizers did not end there.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Those convicted on Friday were key leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the group responsible for organizing the annual remembrance until 2019.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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