afterglows

noun

plural of afterglow
1
as in echoes

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2
as in beams

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for afterglows
  1. echoes
  2. beams
  3. denouements
  4. rays
  5. repercussions
  6. auroras
  7. implications
  8. halos
Noun
  • To be sure, there are echoes of Renaissance imagery in some of the photos.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The echoes were happening much further away from me, while the humidity was less intense given the expanse of the huge facility.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of echoes
Noun
  • Bunches from the two beams will collide every 10 nanoseconds in ePIC (the Electron-Proton/Ion Collider Detector), a house-sized system that will record the aftermath of these collisions.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Deluxe Superior rooms offer another take on the island fantasy with their ceilings with original beams, antique furniture, decorative fireplaces, and large windows.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of beams
Noun
  • A number of denouements follow in All That’s Left of You, including a jump forward into 2022, when Hanan and Salim, who now live in Canada, go back to Jaffa and find Salim’s old family home, a run-down oasis of the past in a city determined to forget its history.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2026
Definition of denouements
Noun
  • Some constructions can also provide protection from ultraviolet rays.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The images also showed bright and dark rays—like butterfly wings—stretching from the crater’s center.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of rays
Noun
  • But while Bessent’s threat could put China front and center, the repercussions could reach across the world – even for American consumers, who could find their own energy costs rising as a result.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • As such, Hal and John push forward, not realizing the deadly repercussions that are awaiting them 10 years down the road.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of repercussions
Noun
  • Astrotourism continues to be one of the world’s leading trends, and many travelers make big plans to cross oceans and continents just to experience auroras, meteor showers, and some of the darkest night skies in the world.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Still, totality isn’t as dark as nighttime, and auroras on Earth’s daylight side tend to be harder to spot.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of auroras
Noun
  • There’s surprisingly little ring-slinging in episode two, but the implications of John, a novice Lantern, both creating an apparently sentient construct and controlling it without the ring in his possession are pretty enormous for DC’s mythology.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In 2026, shoppers are getting ultra-specific with their secondhand marketplace searches, a shift that has wider implications for the resale industry.
    — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of implications
Noun
  • Historically, shoppers relied on design strategies — halos, clusters and chunkier settings — to create the illusion of size.
    — Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
  • Guests brought to life looks that referenced papal garments and displayed biblical artifacts like crosses, angel wings and halos.
    — Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Definition of halos
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“Afterglows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/afterglows. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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