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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
The national museum in central Khartoum held close to 100,000 artifacts, dating back more than 4,500 years: mummies, sacred instruments and ancient tools from the Islamic, Christian and Meroitic eras of Sudanese history.
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Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
After the artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams (Sweeney) teams up with a lovelorn military veteran (Walter Hauser) to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 May 2025
After the artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams (Sweeney) teams up with a lovelorn military veteran (Hauser) to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal (Eric Dane) working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer (Simon Rex).
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
The museum will also display Catawba pottery and some original artifacts from Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church, Charlotte’s oldest church, attended by some of the Meck Dec signers.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
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Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
After the artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams (Sweeney) teams up with a lovelorn military veteran (Walter Hauser) to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 15 May 2025
After the artifact falls onto the black market, a shy waitress with big dreams (Sweeney) teams up with a lovelorn military veteran (Hauser) to gain possession of it, putting them in the crosshairs of a ruthless criminal (Eric Dane) working on behalf of a Western antiquities dealer (Simon Rex).
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
The museum will also display Catawba pottery and some original artifacts from Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church, Charlotte’s oldest church, attended by some of the Meck Dec signers.
—Virginia Brown, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artifact
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The Organoid Company is creating a T-Rex protein by using fragments of the T-Rex collagen protein from fossils, the companies said in a statement to USA TODAY.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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The museum hosts part of Bravo’s personal collection, including priceless antiques from Mali, Japan and Morocco, dinosaur fossils, and paintings by Francis Bacon.—
Carlotta Dotto,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Bit by bit, my collection has grown with other milestones and mementos.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
6 May 2025
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Zoom in: Small, meaningful mementos from the people who died, like baby shoes or tassels from a school graduation, are housed inside these bricks behind translucent glass.—
Annalise Frank,
Axios,
9 Apr. 2025
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Which is a reminder that the tax cuts some in Congress want to pay for will be paid for by others.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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So these groups are a real reminder for me that the internet can be such a balm to communities of people who can't access each other offline.—
Tonya Mosley,
NPR,
8 May 2025
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Sovereigns are stuck because their tools—and their stories—are relics.—
Jules Herd,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Mao’s violent mass movement shut down schools, paralyzed the government, shattered the economy, destroyed religious and cultural relics – turmoil that only subsided after the leader’s death in 1976.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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The finish is long and slightly tannic, offering echoes of spiced wine and fig jam.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The film appeared to have echoes to the Charles Sobhraj case, even down to the nickname of the antagonist.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 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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Fire to create an afterimage of yourself that projects a beam of light in Valorant.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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In Berlin, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will address the Bundestag, the lower house of Germany’s parliament,during a special remembrance session.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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What follows is a remembrance written by my dear friend and classmate, Dr. Duane B. Davis—a scholar, educator, and son of South Shore.—
Sonari Glinton,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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While the boosters included parachutes allowing them to be recovered and reused, the fuel tank was designed to disintegrate during its atmospheric reentry along a ballistic trajectory ensuring any remnants landed in the Indian or Pacific Oceans.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 May 2025
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In a place as old and majestic as Rome, even the mundane can contain fascinating remnants of history.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2025
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“Artifact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artifact. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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