aftertaste

Definition of aftertastenext
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 Editors also appreciated it for its consistency and mouthfeel, which didn't leave an aftertaste and felt fresh all the way through. Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 26 June 2026 Customers and early reviews frequently note the absence of chalky aftertaste or bloating—outcomes the brand attributes to its ingredient choices and in-house production focus for quality control. Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Wild catfish are notorious for their muddy aftertaste, yet this doesn’t seem to turn many people off. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 There’s no strange aftertaste, no fishy flavor, and no texture issues. Rita Templeton, Flow Space, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for aftertaste
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Noun
  • The pickled papaya salad on top lends the loveliest bit of sweet tang and a little crunch.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • When fully deployed, the titanium lockbar moves directly behind the blade tang to establish lockup.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Those truths come together in a series of ands and buts, which layer upon and contradict each other, like the afterimages of Tullock in Stefania Bulbarella’s video design.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • During a fraught encounter between Hamlet and the ghost of his father, an actor freezes before exiting entirely.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Liam sweeps in like the ghost of Christmas Present and suddenly everyone — everyone being Noel — starts to wonder if this just might work after all.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The rise of pass-throughs Zidar and Zwick trace much of the dramatic rise of pass-through businesses back to the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The initial testing performed on the 10 towers last week found traces of living or dead bacteria.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Linnetz relishes in his identity as a provocateur, a detail about him which has, in fact, produced more viral moments in five years than most people have in their entire career as a designer.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Ginger is also found in many cuisines around the world, including German Pfeffernüsse cookies, Australian marmalades, Moroccan tagines, and American cranberry relish.
    Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Nevertheless, the sight of the 20-year-old Slovenian riding clear up the famed Calo Alto, seven years on from a similarly callow Pogačar seizing his first Grand Tour stage victory, provide a resounding echo.
    Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Jäger compares the sounds of techno to the noise of Detroit’s industrial machinery—the music that drove the ersatz utopias of the late twentieth century is, in other words, merely a synthetic echo of a far more vital past.
    Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Sandusky’s trial produced shocking testimony from other victims The shadow of Penn State’s influence in this borough in the center of the commonwealth continues to hang over the case.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Not only does this monitor support HDR10, but also Black Equalizer, which brings out the deep shadows for more immersive contrast.
    George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026

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“Aftertaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftertaste. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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