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as in memento
a lingering indication of something from the past
The spelling of "trough" is an artifact of the way it was originally pronounced.
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Recent Examples of artifact
Located on Kellogg Boulevard in downtown St. Paul, the Science Museum is offering 42 distinct camps this summer, ranging in topic from cooking and chemistry to carpentry, coding and marine biology and dinosaur artifacts.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 July 2025
Archaeologists, who conducted a dig around the site in 2023, collected artifacts painting a tableaux of workers enduring unhealthy conditions hoping to attain a middle-class rank, according to an archaeology report released in March.
—Sacbee.com, 6 July 2025
Upon graduation, my real awaking came in travel, particularly in Central America, stumbling across artifacts and cultural sacred sites that we were never taught about in school.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Photos shared by Return to Antikythera in a news release show some of the latest artifacts recovered from the wreck.
—Aspen Pflughoeft
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 July 2025
Archaeologists, who conducted a dig around the site in 2023, collected artifacts painting a tableaux of workers enduring unhealthy conditions hoping to attain a middle-class rank, according to an archaeology report released in March.
—Sacbee.com, 6 July 2025
Upon graduation, my real awaking came in travel, particularly in Central America, stumbling across artifacts and cultural sacred sites that we were never taught about in school.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Photos shared by Return to Antikythera in a news release show some of the latest artifacts recovered from the wreck.
—Aspen Pflughoeft
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for artifact
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Due to the cave's protective qualities, fossils, like shark teeth, are well-preserved over time.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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Vendors will offer beads, minerals, gemstones, custom jewelry, fossils, artifacts, and metaphysical stones.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 July 2025
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Topanga's big chop was an iconic moment in the Boy Meets World universe — and Danielle Fishel said her mom kept a memento of it after all these years.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
20 July 2025
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The main living room wall bursts with mementos, art and photos tied to the singer's vast discography.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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This is a rebrand, which TJ’s does all the time for its products, but a nice reminder that these pickled Js are essential.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 July 2025
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That said, the event is a reminder: when AI is involved in hiring, data privacy must remain a top concern.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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Today, Raptor Ranch offers up-close bird flight demonstrations, falconry classes and conservation education while preserving fan-favorite Bedrock City relics.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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One shine survived the era, and although its origins are unclear, the relic ultimately arrived at Germany’s Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in 1932.—
Andrew Paul Jul 24,
Popular Science,
24 July 2025
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The returning echoes are instantly analyzed by onboard AI to distinguish between debris, rocks, and soft tissue which would likely indicate a human body.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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The plot is organized around events that repeat: the murders; the reunion of the central characters; the uncanny echo among historical events like Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Fukushima.—
Katie Kitamura,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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But her teachers at the school left important afterimages.—
Gia Kourlas,
New York Times,
24 Mar. 2025
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Fire to create an afterimage of yourself that projects a beam of light in Valorant.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Burrell’s culinary colleagues also posted remembrances to social media after her passing.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
24 July 2025
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For families and neighbors affected by the deaths who may not be able to afford grief counseling or therapy, the program serves as both a mental health support and a remembrance for those who were lost.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
23 July 2025
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For context, massive flooding in New York City was caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida (2021).—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The remnants of an ancient community face a new age of anxiety after decades of uneasy coexistence with the mullahs’ regime.—
Roya Hakakian,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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“Artifact.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artifact. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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