Thesaurus results for ARTIFACT

artifact

noun

Definition of artifact

as in fossil

an object made by humans and surviving from an earlier time period The site was full of Stone Age artifacts such as flint tools.

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as in memento

a lingering indication of something from the past The spelling of "trough" is an artifact of the way it was originally pronounced.

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Recent Examples of artifact Visitors will use smartphones to scan codes inside the Icon Park attraction for clues that will help track down five missing artifacts and the story behind the techniques used by Tussaud. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026 Interactive exhibits and some artifacts dating back more than 100 years help detail the conception and transformation of the oldest Black congregation in Delaware. — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Yet these subjects are often united by a kind of nostalgia—or more precisely, the kind of nostalgia induced by pop culture artifacts. — Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 22 Aug. 2026 There’s a plucky little Qing Dynasty artifact that at first glance looks out of place among China’s many Forbidden City treasures. — Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for artifact

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Noun

Ruzich is a former newspaper reporter who now sells stones and fossils at Affordable Antiques and More in Naperville.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Battery storage and renewable power will have roles to play, as will nuclear plants and existing fossil generation.

— Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of fossil

Noun

The Premier League trophy was kept out of the way, not shown off, apart from the blazing cover picture in the souvenir programme which ensured queues snaking through the crowd to purchase this special memento.

— Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
After months of waiting, families are finally getting back personal mementos from the former Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of memento

Noun

These separate developments serve as yet another reminder of, with a few notable exceptions, how ubiquitous Turkey’s homegrown drones have become in the Middle East and North Africa region in a relatively short period of time.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Your stories are a great reminder of what sports teaches high school students about life.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of reminder

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After Davis’ single appearance, Anne Baxter would step in as the matriarch of the series (as a new character), an ironic echo of Baxter’s Eve ambitiously attempting to usurp Davis’ Margo in the classic All About Eve.

— Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Aug. 2026
The echoes of his shot died away and the jungle was as still as a grave.

— Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of echo

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

Engaging in quiet acts of remembrance The legal battle involving the vigil organizers did not end there.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Those convicted on Friday were key leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the group responsible for organizing the annual remembrance until 2019.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of remembrance

Noun

Flooding from its remnants also caused at least 10 deaths in southern France, the hurricane center reported.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
The entire collection was made from the fabrics, trims, notions, and remnants that have accumulated at its studio over the years.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

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