aftertastes

Definition of aftertastesnext
plural of aftertaste
as in shadows
a sensation that remains after something is experienced The wine has a fruity aftertaste.

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Noun
  • The changes also allowed Mingo to step out of the shadows cast by André DeShields and Richard Pryor, who played the Wiz in the original Broadway show and 1978 movie adaptation, and make the role his own.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In it, prisoners trapped inside a cave perceive the world only through shadows cast by outside objects.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • While the echoes of a pre-Chichén Itzá power still linger in every stone and shadow, contemporary Maya culture is thriving.
    Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The NovaCare Complex offers a natural silo where Hurts’ actions create the loudest echoes.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Rodgers and Tsvyk located the cheesecake container that Nasyrova had brought to Tsvyk's home and testing revealed traces of phenazepam.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
  • The firm builds exposure maps that visualize an individual’s digital vulnerabilities — linking addresses, relatives, dormant emails, old domains, platform accounts, leaked identifiers and dark-web traces into a single cohesive picture.
    Wyles Daniel, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Tony Sparano, whom Ross inherited, Joe Philbin, Adam Gase, Brian Flores and Mike McDaniel are the ghosts who haunt this franchise.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Pine, who struggles with the ghosts of his past, leads a surveillance group called The Night Owls and is meant to stay out of the action.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The historic downtown is full of antique mining relics and quirky businesses.
    Jen Murphy, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The square Edelman and fellow students dug in, after determining the spot might yield interesting relics, did produce tiles, pieces of ceramic and more.
    Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Aftertastes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aftertastes. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.

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