afterthought

Example Sentences

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For the past few years, central processing units, or CPUs—the core engines of most computers, from laptops to smartphones to data-center servers—have been something of an afterthought in the world of artificial-intelligence computing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

"We were kind of going with the flow at this stage but at this point, it already felt that we were a bit of an afterthought, let's say," Lee added.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

They are not an afterthought starch; they are structural.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

In training, cost has been an afterthought, but in inference, where the money will be made, cost is key, and computing needs are mixed.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

As an afterthought, she said, “It ain’t a shameful thing to need help, you know.”

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson