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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
Coppel’s suitcase will be among the artifacts in the museum show.
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Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
In addition to the fortress itself, a number of artifacts were also unearthed, including pottery shards adorned with bright colors.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
In Palma, discover the remains of Els Molins, a series of 17th-century windmills that serve as artifacts of a time when Majorca was known for its grain-milling industry.
—Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
To mark what would have been John Lennon’s 85th birthday, Propstore is auctioning off a handful of rare artifacts with ties to the late, great Liverpudlian musician.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
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Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
In addition to the fortress itself, a number of artifacts were also unearthed, including pottery shards adorned with bright colors.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
In Palma, discover the remains of Els Molins, a series of 17th-century windmills that serve as artifacts of a time when Majorca was known for its grain-milling industry.
—Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
To mark what would have been John Lennon’s 85th birthday, Propstore is auctioning off a handful of rare artifacts with ties to the late, great Liverpudlian musician.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artifact
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The fossils of the new dinosaur species, named Huayracursor jaguensis, were found in the Santo Domingo Formation in the Andes of La Rioja province in northwestern Argentina, according to a paper Thursday in Nature.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
18 Oct. 2025
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The team used laser ablation mass spectrometry (LA-MS), a technique that uses direct micro-scale sampling to provide high-precision elemental and isotope analyses of solid materials, to scan Neanderthal molars and other hominid fossils.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Oct. 2025
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All of these items are unique—mementos of lives and events long past—and are kept in the library archive until somebody requests to see them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
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In a stroke of luck, the thieves dropped Empress Eugénie’s crown (which was later found by police outside the museum), a memento that is home to 1,354 diamonds, 1,136 rose-cut diamonds, and 56 emeralds.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
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Our answered prayer, our reminder of grace and purpose.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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This recall serves as a reminder of the importance of reading ingredient labels carefully, even on familiar products.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Several more of the empress's brooches were also on display in the gallery, including some known as reliquary brooches, which are constructed to hold a sacred relic, a symbol of Eugénie’s Catholic faith.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Louvre houses over 33,000 works spanning antiquities, sculpture, and painting — from Mesopotamian artifacts and Egyptian relics to masterpieces by European artists.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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There’s even a design echo between the nomadic Mongolian ger — the traditional felt tent sometimes referred to as yurts — and the Martian dome prototypes being developed by the MARS-V engineering team.—
Rosanna Philpott,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In this there’s a distinct echo of the process currently in use for determining which visas (permanent or temporary) will be revoked under the current administration.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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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
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But her teachers at the school left important afterimages.—
Gia Kourlas,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Harlem Book of the Dead, conceived and nurtured by Camille Billops, cherishes that remembrance and enlightens us as only memory can.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready penned a remembrance shared via Pearl Jam’s official social media accounts.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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As early as the 1620s, the Dutch and English settlers who established farming and fishing communities came into conflict with the remnants of Algonquian-speaking peoples.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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One of his sons found the remnants of his blood in the street.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Artifact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artifact. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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