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Recent Examples of afterimage
But then the mystery more or less fades from view, to be replaced by another that comes and goes in a flash but lingers like an afterimage.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
But the virtuosity of its filmmaking is remarkable, and some of the shots that Ân composed (with the help of his cinematographer, Đinh Duy Hưng) have lingered with me like persistent afterimages.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 June 2024
Truth floats around him like afterimages, those dark spots that bob in and out of focus.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
Reported injuries mostly entail eye pain or irritation, flash blindness and afterimages or unspecified eye injuries.
—Catherine Allen, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2024
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
But the virtuosity of its filmmaking is remarkable, and some of the shots that Ân composed (with the help of his cinematographer, Đinh Duy Hưng) have lingered with me like persistent afterimages.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 June 2024
Truth floats around him like afterimages, those dark spots that bob in and out of focus.
—Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
Reported injuries mostly entail eye pain or irritation, flash blindness and afterimages or unspecified eye injuries.
—Catherine Allen, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterimage
Noun
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And with that, the Woodstone property gained yet another ghost, one who may have just launched the show into its season endgame.—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
6 Mar. 2025
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So the unseen figure of the ghost becomes an expression of the filmmaker’s power over the frame, evoking the sadistic-voyeuristic nature of cinema in general and genre cinema in particular.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One commenter felt there was a bit of a floury aftertaste.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Mar. 2025
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The finish is long and slightly dry, with a fruity, zesty aftertaste.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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But against a Borussia Dortmund team that is a shadow of the side that made last season’s final, this is arguably their best opportunity.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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The eclipse begins with the penumbral phase, when the moon enters Earth's outer shadow, called the penumbra.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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There are also echoes of The Exorcist when The Man (Neil Sandilands) arrives, a cryptic, bearded shaman whose presence is about as reassuring as Mel Gibson on a good day.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
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But there were also echoes of resentment from pop fans who criticized Gomez for feigning helplessness instead of taking action, despite her promising to do so in the clip.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Last month, the city gave Bally’s the green light to resume razing the remaining vestiges of the Freedom Center.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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Critics say the asset seizures are also undermining the last vestiges of Russia’s rule of law.—
Nataliya Vasilyeva,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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After the artifacts are documented and restored, they are slated to be put on display at the Luxor Museum.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Backfill into the crater was full of artifacts, many of which are still being examined.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Set in the Alentejo region of southern Portugal, where Mateus was raised, a peasant community of grape-pickers become agents in an open-air ritual of remembrance and rebellion.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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Peacock’s Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy, now streaming, veers between probing the investigation into his death and delivering a sentimental remembrance of the beloved star of sitcom juggernaut Friends.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Afterimage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterimage. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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