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Recent Examples of aftertaste
The aftertaste was almost as strong as the original taste.
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Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But if the chocolate is very old and the bloom has spread deep inside, the chocolate will be cracked, dry and crusty, possibly with a waxy aftertaste, says Hartel.
—Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2026
This adds healthy fats and richness, helping mask any artificial aftertaste from the powder.
—Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 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
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Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But if the chocolate is very old and the bloom has spread deep inside, the chocolate will be cracked, dry and crusty, possibly with a waxy aftertaste, says Hartel.
—Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2026
This adds healthy fats and richness, helping mask any artificial aftertaste from the powder.
—Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aftertaste
Noun
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Mild and herby with a bright tang, this one was less overpowering than others.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
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Sour cream and cheese to add tang; pinto beans and red salsa for heartiness.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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That trailing effect isn’t a smear on its own, but their blades also leave afterimages, duplicate smears, along their path through space.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
19 Aug. 2025
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But her teachers at the school left important afterimages.—
Gia Kourlas,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What begins as a journey for father and son to spread the ashes of their wife and mother, Faye, quickly turns into a fantastical adventure the tests their relationship and digs up ghosts from Kratos' past.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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In times of crumble and collapse, buildings and governments may fall, but stories are the ghosts that whisper to us from the rubble.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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By the time of her later steel sculptures, these artifacts and traces of the human hand have all but—or in many cases, entirely—disappeared.—
Gordon Hughes,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Cause of death unknown More than 40 years after Cheryl’s disappearance, no trace of her had been found.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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Pickleball, which senior citizens and Gen Zers alike have been rushing to with relish?—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
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To flavor this dish, use the classic potato salad ingredients, including yellow mustard, pickle relish, and hot sauce.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
20 Feb. 2026
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An echo of that earlier outrage followed the revelations of the Epstein files, though this round has so far been diverted into mutual partisan recrimination, more than the focus on institutional changes that characterized those earlier movements.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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By illuminating the chilling echoes of 1929 in Hamas’ massacre of October 7, 2023, Schwartz illustrates how little has changed — and how much of our perspective must change if peace is ever to come to this land and its people.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
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They got married at the golden hour and stayed until late to shoot photos, their shadows beneath a stream of stars.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
28 Feb. 2026
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Reporter, author and anthropologist Brian Goldstone has spent years embedded with families in this shadow realm of homelessness.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Aftertaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftertaste. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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