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 But Crown’s true motives are to return precious stolen or sold artifacts to their rightful creators. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 29 July 2026 Scavengers would dig up artifacts like gold coins and porcelain doll heads, and Bayouth admired their aged, archival qualities, a theme that takes shape in her ceramics. — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 As a result, Cinderella became an indelible cultural artifact for a generation of fairy-tale-loving millennials. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026 The exhibition highlights artworks and historical artifacts donated to the museum, celebrating the generosity of regional artists, collectors and keepers of history. — Debby Rice, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for artifact

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Noun

The electricity grids in some of the EU’s hottest countries also have the highest fossil-fuel reliance, including Italy (49%), Greece (52%), Cyprus (76%), and Malta (85%).

— Oliver Balch, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Dinosaurs roamed the Earth for about 180 million years, but only a few thousand near-complete fossils have been discovered.

— Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of fossil

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Some people have decorated the entrance to their tents with potted plants, flowers, and family mementos.

— Julimar Valentina Rivas Perez, NBC news, 24 July 2026
Over-Styling Your Shelves Styling your shelves with personal mementos, vintage treasures, and more can give your home an eclectic aesthetic—but don’t overdo it.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026

Definition of memento

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The upcoming release of 2026 Topps Chrome Baseball will feature Back-to-Back Gold Logoman patch autographed one-of-a-kind cards of Ohtani and Judge, taking those relics from jerseys worn in each of their 2024 and 2025 MVP seasons.

— Larry Holder, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Common areas offer barbecue grill, picnic tables, Adirondack chairs, and Route 66 relics.

— Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of relic

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Pet influencers bring a lot of joy to the internet, but Klee and Simon’s story is a reminder that this joy has its limits.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Peak-season crowds begin to thin, evening breezes feel a little cooler and the countdown to Labor Day serves as a reminder to savor the season before shorter autumn days arrive.

— Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of reminder

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The Canadian producer/musician creates songs that feel like they’re haunted by their own ghosts, laced with intertwining echoes, tiny sonic fractures, and a palpable sense of place.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
My research shows that the Hamburg massacre was not just characteristic of a broader violent moment, but also that the echoes of such violence ring loudly today.

— Jacob Ware, The Conversation, 31 July 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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Further, such a framing of the epic seems to echo its actual creation, in that the poem is Iron Age Greek culture’s remembrance of the Mycenae hundreds of years after a major civilizational collapse.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
Surviving Black Sabbath members drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler, and guitarist Tony Iommi individually shared their remembrances.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026

Definition of remembrance

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Medieval remnants survive throughout Levanto, including the 13th-century Gothic Church of Sant'Andrea and the Castello di San Giorgio, which rests atop a low hill.

— Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
Three years ago, the remnants of Hurricane Hillary brought intense flooding and torrential rainfall to parts of California and Nevada.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026

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