afterglow
Example Sentences
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The cosmic microwave background, which is the faint afterglow left behind by the Big Bang, contains valuable information about the early universe.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
The afterglow of aristocratic grace, the poet noted, was obscured by the “rising tide of democracy, which invades and levels all things.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
In the afterglow of victory, he pulled on a t-shirt bearing an image of himself and his daughter planting a PSG flag.
From BBC • May 31, 2025
Even if he refuses to bask in the afterglow of his big moment.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024
At higher levels it became purple, and this purple afterglow persisted for what seemed a long time.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
