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as in relic
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 vestige
And some states, including Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, still maintain vestiges of this old system.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
His films delighted in collapsing the city’s past and its present together, in discovering cultural and architectural vestiges of an older Los Angeles tucked in among the city’s newer façades.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
What’s worse, the very concept of a subminimum wage is a vestige of slavery.
—Robert Jackson, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
In our view, the next 12 months will shatter the last vestiges of NCAA amateurism, sever the connection between the SEC and Big Ten and all other conferences and, quite possibly, spark the beginning of the end of 68-team perfection.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 5 Feb. 2025
His films delighted in collapsing the city’s past and its present together, in discovering cultural and architectural vestiges of an older Los Angeles tucked in among the city’s newer façades.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
What’s worse, the very concept of a subminimum wage is a vestige of slavery.
—Robert Jackson, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
In our view, the next 12 months will shatter the last vestiges of NCAA amateurism, sever the connection between the SEC and Big Ten and all other conferences and, quite possibly, spark the beginning of the end of 68-team perfection.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vestige
Noun
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These images show a grainy violet sea, bright vistas, chipped marble relics and blurred figures.—
Nina-Sophia Miralles,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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It was established by then-president Barack Obama in 2015 to protect the region’s biodiversity including tule elk, relic prairies and riparian habitat.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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The sashimi and sushi, of course, is standout and is an ode to Endo’s meteoric rise as a third-generation sushi master, following in the footsteps of both his grandfather and father.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Advocate Children’s new program follows in the footsteps of the heart transplant program that’s been in place at Lurie Children’s since 1988.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Crimes have to be recorded while there are still traces of them, said Vasyl Rozhko, founder of the Ukrainian Heritage Monitoring Lab.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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Clicking Optimize Now displayed a popup that promised to get rid of useless files and browsing traces that reveal your surfing activity.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Although prevalent in denim, indigo has a footprint that extends to art and craft, as well as spirituality and science.—
Carved in Blue,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Feb. 2025
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Originally a home for music videos and reruns of popular Black sitcoms, BET developed a footprint in news, stand-up comedy, talk shows, reality and original series programming, with projects from Tyler Perry, Lee Daniels and Kevin Hart.—
Derek Lawrence,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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Meghan Markle is still holding onto a remnant of her Suits era.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
3 Mar. 2025
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This leaves a stellar remnant with between one and two times the mass of the sun condensed into a width of around 12 miles (20 kilometers).—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Vestige.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vestige. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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