Thesaurus results for AFTERTASTE

aftertaste

noun

Definition of 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 However, these can occasionally leave an unpleasant aftertaste. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for aftertaste

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Noun

The 8-inch Chef Knife is full-tang and balanced the way a professional knife should feel.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
Cream cheese and mozzarella pack in enough dairy richness for a satisfying cheese pull and mellow out the subtle bitterness of baby spinach and nutty tang of artichoke hearts.

— Kelsey Jane Youngman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of tang

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

Definition of afterimage

Noun

The film turned from horror into drama, though it was still marketed in Thailand as a ghost film because that genre sells.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
Yet every technology transformation is followed by a ghost that rarely appears on a project plan, risk register or executive dashboard.

— Irene Thong, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of ghost

Noun

For more than 40 years, Olasee has bushwhacked his way through Maroon Country to search for burial grounds and other traces of those who escaped slavery, documenting sites that would otherwise disappear beneath the forest.

— Jayme Moye, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
Earning a ghostly reputation by avoiding gravity and nuclear forces, these abundant particles stream through us daily without leaving a single trace.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of trace

Noun

London scene veteran Shygirl’s latest album, inspired by a blossoming relationship, relishes in that sweet spot between dancefloor deliverance and dream-pop catharsis, drawing as much on Miss Kittin and Mazzy Star.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
The standard dressing at the 51-year-old stand consists of mustard, relish, onions, tomato, pickle spears, and celery salt, and adds lettuce, green peppers, and cucumber slices (hot peppers are available on request).

— Amy Cavanaugh, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of relish

Noun

There's a button to connect the speaker to others in the ULT party speaker line, a stereo-pair button, a button to manage lighting, an echo button, and a key control for karaoke.

— Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
In the case of the imminent Major League Baseball lockout, even an untrained ear may detect an echo of the 1994 fiasco in this latest impasse between the ownership class and labor.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of echo

Noun

There will be little shortage of traditional yacht-world indulgence, from a sprawling beach club and spa to helicopter transfers and a 230-foot shadow vessel laden with toys.

— Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2026
Multiple speakers, including some with family members in the cemetery, cited a Washington Post analysis that the arch would cast shadows on thousands of graves.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026

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