aftertaste

as in tang
a sensation that remains after something is experienced The wine has a fruity aftertaste.

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Recent Examples of aftertaste Just stir the powder into your morning coffee, matcha, or water with zero grit and no bitter aftertaste. Maggie Turner, Air Mail, 20 Sep. 2025 Sarah Cracknell’s voice is tempered with a touch of honeyed grit, but has lost none of of its ability to convey the bittersweet aftertaste of romantic loss. Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025 The Glinda Good Berry, on the other hand, is sweet without much of a distinctive flavor, though there’s maybe a twinkle of strawberry in the aftertaste. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025 The finish is smooth, with a pleasant aftertaste. Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for aftertaste
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Noun
  • Honey helps to cut some of the tang and make the dish well balanced.
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Add fresh or dried (unsweetened) cranberries to oatmeal, trail mix, or roasted vegetable dishes for a pop of color and tang that livens up any fall plate.
    Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • But her teachers at the school left important afterimages.
    Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • At the end of that spinoff, Billy joined forces with ghost Agatha (Kathryn Hahn) to find his brother.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Despite a few ghosts, Billy's has remained a popular spot, with pizzas and burgers being the go-to items on the menu.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Even trace concentrations can affect algae and fish, creating ripple effects across ecosystems.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
  • His warning comes just days after Beijing unveiled sweeping new export controls that would require companies worldwide to seek Chinese approval before shipping thousands of products containing even trace amounts of rare earths.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are so many flavors in this casserole (thanks to the cheese, relish, ketchup, and more) but the sweet buttery rolls on the top are the perfect finishing touch.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • No hot water baths or pressure canning, the technique uses modern day refrigerators and freezers to store small batches of homemade jams, condiments and spreads, plus chutneys, pickles, relishes and ketchups.
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Obama’s 2015 appearance is central to WTF’s mythology and to podcasting lore in general, so bringing him back provides a neat poetic echo to end the show.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Worries are particularly high about companies in the artificial-intelligence industry, where pessimists see echoes of the 2000 dot-com bubble that imploded.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Step into the shadows with a Conway Ghost Walk and hear the tales of ghosts that haunt the streets.
    Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Divers have told tales of muffled voices, phantom lights and shadows, and other eerie encounters during their time beneath the sea.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Aftertaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftertaste. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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