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as in mementoes
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 artifacts
In the film, Lara searches for ancient artifacts and her missing father, Richard Croft, played by Dominic West.
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
The artifacts will go on display at Woolsthorpe Manor next year.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Hanson has always been a great fashion photographer, especially good at capturing feminine exuberance, but the span of time that has passed since these pictures were taken now establishes them as bona-fide historical artifacts to boot.
—Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
The museum and library dedicated to the 41st president are very well done and interactive, with exhibits, artifacts, and movies about the lives of George and Barbara Bush.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
But much of it feels oddly familiar, artifacts from an earlier era of technological optimism.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
This exhibit recounts that history through artifacts, photographs, first-person accounts, family objects and even sweet treats.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Consider the introduction of Narciss Gully (Anna Diop), who arrives early to check out Charles’ many intriguing family artifacts.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
In other words, material artifacts moved down these deposits over time in Magjedbebe, much like other sites in Australia.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
The artifacts will go on display at Woolsthorpe Manor next year.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Hanson has always been a great fashion photographer, especially good at capturing feminine exuberance, but the span of time that has passed since these pictures were taken now establishes them as bona-fide historical artifacts to boot.
—Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
The museum and library dedicated to the 41st president are very well done and interactive, with exhibits, artifacts, and movies about the lives of George and Barbara Bush.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
But much of it feels oddly familiar, artifacts from an earlier era of technological optimism.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
This exhibit recounts that history through artifacts, photographs, first-person accounts, family objects and even sweet treats.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Consider the introduction of Narciss Gully (Anna Diop), who arrives early to check out Charles’ many intriguing family artifacts.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
In other words, material artifacts moved down these deposits over time in Magjedbebe, much like other sites in Australia.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for artifacts
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The partial skeleton was found in the Shiwandashan Basin of the Wangmen Formation -- a geological rock unit in southern China that contains fossils from the Jurassic period -- near the Mingjiang River, the researchers said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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The ideal case would be to find a terrestrial meteorite containing organic molecules, or conceivably micro-fossils, from a time that Earth’s own geological record has not preserved, says Crawford.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Thousands of people lined the streets outside Buckingham Palace, leaving notes, flowers and mementos in honor of Diana's life.—
Stephanie Kaloi,
People.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Inside, the walls are marked with mementos from his former life.—
DAVID AMSDEN,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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But the Turkish Riviera is ripe with relics and ancient architecture to uncover.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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White dwarfs — the superdense, slowly cooling embers left behind when stars like our sun die — are usually quiet cosmic relics.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Some buildings downtown offer harrowing reminders of this dark history.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement History offers us endless reminders of this truth.—
John Hope Bryant,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Quintosapore innovative farming project may be nestled in the verdant and peaceful Umbrian hills, but echoes of Hollywood and Cinecittà are not too distant.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
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For many people, Stewart included, conjure’s echoes ring loudest in the kitchen.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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No information about services or remembrances was immediately available.—
Jeff Mcdonald,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 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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The scene in which Mary Ellen walks through a maze of corpses only to find one of herself?—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Outside Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital, white plastic body bags with corpses were laid out on the street.—
Emily Rose,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Artifacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artifacts. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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