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 An experimental artifact is a false or misleading result caused by the experiment itself rather than the phenomenon being studied. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026 The focus, according to their proposal, will be on contexts of appropriation, chains of ownership, and the significance of the artifacts to contemporary Cameroon. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 If an agent creates persistent context or sends derived information downstream, teams should understand how those artifacts can be identified and addressed before that workflow becomes business-critical. — Kobi Nissan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Heyne Kim, Contributor People dressed as museum artifacts have gone viral in South Korea. — Jingnan Peng, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for artifact

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The City of Boulder and Boulder County, Colorado, in 2018 sued major fossil-fuel producers Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy, seeking financial damages under state public nuisance law.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Ozone, which is made up of three oxygen atoms, forms when emissions of other pollutants such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides from fossil-fuel burning or wildfires mix with sunlight and heat.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of fossil

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Military drone incursions have become increasingly common across Europe since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale of invasion of Ukraine, and the incident served as a reminder of the Baltic state’s vulnerability.

— Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026
The way a book has been handled, underlined, and annotated, as well as the creases in the corners of pages, are reminders of this dispute and of the reader’s assertion of ownership that will remain forever on their bookshelves.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of reminder

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While many of the Middle East’s archaeological sites invoke pharaohs, Nabataeans, Romans, Islamic civilization, and Crusaders, the columns of Al-Rajajil are an echo of a prehistoric period wrapped in mystery.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
The echoes of this resonant throughout the ages and the vibrations from such are more relevant than ever.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of echo

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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

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May many a Polish sausage be consumed today in his honor, many Old Styles drank in his memory, and multiple referees given the finger in his remembrance.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
As initially announced in July, Charlotte Motor Speedway will host a public remembrance of life for Busch, the all-time great NASCAR driver who died unexpectedly at age 41 in May.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of remembrance

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Numerous tornado warnings were also issued for parts of South Carolina and Georgia as the remnants of Isaias move northward and help create supercells of rain and unstable air, according to National Weather Service alerts and forecasts.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Weather forecasters say remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel could hit Salt Lake City, site of the game, sometime between Saturday night and Monday.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

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