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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
Among the museum’s offerings are exhibits, oral histories and artifacts chronicling WGPR’s evolution as an independent TV station, including the impact the station made on the lives of WGPR alums that have worked across Detroit’s media market and across the nation.
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Scott Talley, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The vast majority of African artifacts in museums are held outside Africa, with more than half a million in European institutions alone.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Remaining artifacts are split equally among the salvage company’s owners and its subcontractors, Guttuso said.
—Kate Payne, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The museum, which has been four years in the making, tells a sweeping story, connecting more than 500 historical moments and 300 artists, using videos, photos, artifacts, and interactive displays.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
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Scott Talley, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
The vast majority of African artifacts in museums are held outside Africa, with more than half a million in European institutions alone.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Remaining artifacts are split equally among the salvage company’s owners and its subcontractors, Guttuso said.
—Kate Payne, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
The museum, which has been four years in the making, tells a sweeping story, connecting more than 500 historical moments and 300 artists, using videos, photos, artifacts, and interactive displays.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artifact
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Among the party’s goals are redistributing wealth, taxing the very rich, making rail and energy publicly owned, standing up to fossil-fuel giants, and ending arms sales to Israel.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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From the Elgol dinosaur to the Krusatodon or the world’s largest pterosaur fossil from the Jurassic period, fossils found here have shaped our understanding of the prehistoric world.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Furniture and personal mementos became art and part of the experience, discovering new things to capture the eye in each room.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
1 Oct. 2025
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After the tight end popped the question, a source told PEOPLE that Donna has already begun saving mementos from this era.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin condemned the incident, calling it a stark reminder of the daily risks officers face.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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After days of explosive online back-and-forth with Nicki Minaj (and a few jabs tossed toward JT), the Bronx rapper hopped on social media with her first video addressing the fiasco that was equal parts warning and reminder.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Of course, releasing older and older whisky can’t just be a space race-style competition, there has to be a reason for it—in other words, the whisky has to actually be good and drinkable and not just a historic relic.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 2025
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Then hop over to the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple, which gets its name from the sacred relic on the temple grounds, the left canine of Buddha.—
Elizabeth See,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
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There is nothing remotely motivating to be found in those vacant and echo-y rooms.—
Kate Colby
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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In days, they will be gone, and with them, the only remaining echo of the heart of Ruidoso’s tourism economy.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 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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Flags are at half-staff in Wisconsin on Saturday in remembrance of Adam Zirbel, 48, who was a senior forester at the Kettle Moraine State Forest's Northern Unit.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Paul McLaughlin was on the front lines and deserves this day of solemn remembrance.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Planets will spiral into their stellar remnants or get ejected on timescales of 1025 years or so.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Oct. 2025
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Overgrown with blackberries and ivy, the man spotted remnants of garlic from his father's garden.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Artifact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artifact. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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