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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
While plundering a dungeon lair and stealing artifacts from a museum both have heist elements to them, Skullduggery looks into the other intrigues of adventures in urban environments.
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The artifact is from the family of Heinrich Mueller and is considered very rare.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
The artifacts survived the centuries thanks to the clay soil beneath Oslo's city center, the experts said.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Visitors can also stop by the Leonard Reid House, built in 1926 by one of Sarasota’s early Black pioneers, Leonard Reid, or visit the Greater Newtown Historical Gallery, a repository of Newtown history that includes family photo collections and artifacts.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
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Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The artifact is from the family of Heinrich Mueller and is considered very rare.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
The artifacts survived the centuries thanks to the clay soil beneath Oslo's city center, the experts said.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Visitors can also stop by the Leonard Reid House, built in 1926 by one of Sarasota’s early Black pioneers, Leonard Reid, or visit the Greater Newtown Historical Gallery, a repository of Newtown history that includes family photo collections and artifacts.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artifact
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Organisms can turn into fossils that last tens of millions of years, but most organisms don’t become fossils; metals and plastics might not stick around at all.—
Matthew Hutson,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Often called living fossils, gingkoes have been around for over 200 million years.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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In fact, digital assets can include a broad spectrum of information and property from financial information—bank accounts, financial records, and retirement portals—to personal mementos, including photos and videos.—
Jamie Hopkins,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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This simple memento is just one way the spirit of my alma mater stays alive.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 2025
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Paired with a slouchy (albeit Chanel) camel jacket and matching bag, the outfit felt like a deliberate steer away from the period-drama looks of late, a reminder that, despite the bodice-ripping fan edits, Robbie is very much the modern woman.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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While no harm was done, the dog's refusal to be moved served as a reminder of how pets often view human comforts as their own.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Other oddities and relics the designers say add to the vintage Halloween theme include skeleton keys, cracked teacups, magnifying glasses, and even hats that look like they've been left behind.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Though The Paper is set in an entirely new office in a different state, there are some relics from The Office days that were left behind.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Street food tours through Gwangjang Market echo scenes of communal joy found in the film’s lighter moments.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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As the seas warm, researchers have found that sound carries farther, and that rising acidity alters the very chemistry of how vibrations move through saltwater, reshaping the pathways of song and echo.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 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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This holiday, which celebrates life, remembrance, and ancestral connection, is always accompanied by a festival-like atmospher, music and special treats such as sugary skulls.—
Sherrie Nachman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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At any rate, rules for remembrance were always made to be broken.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
5 Sep. 2025
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The walls are the only remnants of the old hotel site.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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British archaeologists recently found the remnants of a 17th-century house where Isaac Newton’s mother lived – not far from the site of his famous apple tree.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Artifact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artifact. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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