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as in traces
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
a few strange words carved on a tree were the only vestige of the lost colony of Roanoke
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Recent Examples of vestiges
Filled with vestiges of yesteryear, the Butte historic district is one of the largest in the country.
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Janie Osborne, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
There are Corinthian columns, vestiges of Roman baths, mosaics and a necropolis.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
At the time, the wildly biodiverse island had no roads and little infrastructure—mostly the decaying vestiges of its years as a Portuguese colony and time as the largest cacao producer in the world.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Her household is one of the last vestiges of that former stronghold.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Footwear was one of the last vestiges of my old relationship to clothes.
—Melissa Febos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Once the images were sent to Earth, astronomers subtracted all the lingering vestiges of light emitted from stars and reflected from dust in and around the Milky Way and published their results in the Astrophysical Journal.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2024
The vestiges of the term’s Indian roots are most visible on platforms like XVIDEOS, which has videos from as early as two years ago featuring Indian performers that include the word.
—Mikelle Street, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Janie Osborne, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
There are Corinthian columns, vestiges of Roman baths, mosaics and a necropolis.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
At the time, the wildly biodiverse island had no roads and little infrastructure—mostly the decaying vestiges of its years as a Portuguese colony and time as the largest cacao producer in the world.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Her household is one of the last vestiges of that former stronghold.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Footwear was one of the last vestiges of my old relationship to clothes.
—Melissa Febos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Once the images were sent to Earth, astronomers subtracted all the lingering vestiges of light emitted from stars and reflected from dust in and around the Milky Way and published their results in the Astrophysical Journal.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2024
The vestiges of the term’s Indian roots are most visible on platforms like XVIDEOS, which has videos from as early as two years ago featuring Indian performers that include the word.
—Mikelle Street, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vestiges
Noun
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In December 2024, Carey provided a bit of an update on her twins, telling People magazine that the teens seem to be following in their parents' footsteps.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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Family tradition Barrett said his goal is to have a lifelong career on the force, following in the footsteps of his late grandfather, who served as a police officer in New Jersey.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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But these footprints say a lot about the ornithischians of Australia’s Early Jurassic period.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
14 Mar. 2025
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But where bones are absent, footprints fill in, divulging important information about the presence, abundance, and activity of dinosaurs that would’ve otherwise been forgotten to time.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
14 Mar. 2025
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These stellar remnants are created when stars with masses similar to that of the sun exhaust their fuel for nuclear fusion, the process that converts hydrogen to helium in their cores.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Any remnants of pressure dissipated even further in the postgame locker room.—
Ben Pickman,
The Athletic,
22 Dec. 2024
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“Vestiges.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vestiges. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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