Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterimages
Noun
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On this play for the third out in the second inning, Tatis was battling the shadows and took a step back before running up and making a sliding catch.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026 -
The short answer is that a wide gulf exists between rumor and fact and Swalwell lurked in that gray space, living and thriving in the shadows between provability and denial.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Always fact check those ghosts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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His boldest innovation is to invoke not past glories but past disasters, summoning the ghosts of the United States’ catastrophic interventions in Iraq.—
Fintan O’Toole,
The New York Review of Books,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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Thousands took to the streets, and police responded by using rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannons to disperse the protests, in a show of force that carried echoes of 1956.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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But travel through this stretch of the West Coast on the trail of the American writer and there are echoes of his world all around you.—
Alexandra Genova,
TheWeek,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Afterimages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterimages. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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