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Recent Examples of afterimage
In addition to reversing the color of an image, afterimages can convince your brain that an object has changed in shape or size.
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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
But the virtuosity of its filmmaking is remarkable, and some of the shots that Ân composed (with the help of his cinematographer, Đinh Duy Hưng) have lingered with me like persistent afterimages.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 June 2024
Truth floats around him like afterimages, those dark spots that bob in and out of focus.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
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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
But the virtuosity of its filmmaking is remarkable, and some of the shots that Ân composed (with the help of his cinematographer, Đinh Duy Hưng) have lingered with me like persistent afterimages.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 June 2024
Truth floats around him like afterimages, those dark spots that bob in and out of focus.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterimage
Noun
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Choose from ghosts, black cats, and pumpkins, all with a range of colors to match your home’s color palette.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 July 2025
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The nearly 150-year-old building also comes with a mischievous (and fictitious) ghost the team at Santé’ has dubbed Dante.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
30 July 2025
Noun
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There’s something about that complex balance of sweetness and slightly bitter aftertaste that takes me back to Kentucky, where the cocktail is often served at outdoor barbeques or as a before – and sometimes after – drink at dinner parties.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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There’s a subtle bitter aftertaste, a hint of plastic that’s best squashed with a chaser—another belt, and another, until the citric acid numbs your tongue and the sugar numbs your senses.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 July 2025
Noun
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Without decisive action, the shadow empire may soon eclipse its legal counterpart entirely.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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But there’s something eerie beneath the picturesque life, including gory, haunting visions and the shadow of Eli’s late wife.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Thirty-six years later, the echoes of that mayoral race are hard to ignore.—
Jonathan Mahler,
Curbed,
1 Aug. 2025
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Not an empty silence, but one filled with echoes of the past.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The prosecution painted the emotion as tragic, a vestige of attachment.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
3 July 2025
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Also, small professional theater companies had a different character back then, still bearing a vestige of the summer stock theater wave of the 1940s and ‘50s which also reinvigorated by the regional theater movement of the ‘60s and ‘70s.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Vendors will offer beads, minerals, gemstones, custom jewelry, fossils, artifacts, and metaphysical stones.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 July 2025
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Wednesday’s feature pictured the outside of the Penrod Museum, established by John and Virginia Penrod to display their 40 years of collecting artifacts from all over the world.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 July 2025
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Burrell’s culinary colleagues also posted remembrances to social media after her passing.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
24 July 2025
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For families and neighbors affected by the deaths who may not be able to afford grief counseling or therapy, the program serves as both a mental health support and a remembrance for those who were lost.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
23 July 2025
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“Afterimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterimage. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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