afterimages

plural of afterimage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterimages
Noun
  • As a result, MSV now lives on in the shadows.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Aerial video of the blaze showed smoke billowing from numerous beachside buildings, with large gray plumes of smoke casting dark shadows on the beach's turquoise waters.
    Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • Now adults and estranged, the siblings battle perception, reality, legacy and plenty of ghosts.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 20 June 2026
  • Co-stars include Aaron Paul and Bryce Dallas Howard in the story of two fraudulent paranormal investigators who are forced to face real ghosts and the lies underpinning their business.
    Pat Saperstein, Variety, 19 June 2026
Noun
  • Our editors liked the creamy texture and balanced flavor of this frosting, that didn't leave any unappetizing aftertastes or grit.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Many artificial sweeteners are known for aftertastes or digestive side effects, and some have raised consumer health concerns.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Instead of a handheld probe sweeping across your skin, a ring of transducers surrounds the body underwater and fires sound waves from every angle at once, reconstructing a full 3D volume from the echoes.
    Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Labour’s popularity has fallen accordingly, in echoes of the fate suffered by the center-right Conservative Party.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
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“Afterimages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterimages. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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