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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
With Gerrit Cole out for the year, one of baseball’s most hallowed stats — The Win — has never felt more like a vestige of the olden days, kind of like VHS machines, the BlackBerry and the land line.
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Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Three weeks later, in a small office at the top of the Liver Building in which Everton have their headquarters, vestiges of that mischief dance across Sorensen’s face when this moment is recalled.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 June 2025
If the movies are a narrowing vestige of the monoculture, then ReelShort is the app that shows what’s flourishing in its stead: a million self-selecting microcultures.
—Joshua Hunt, Vulture, 5 June 2025
This was, perhaps, his last vestige of control, a trump card held against the documentarian attempting to craft his life into a narrative.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
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Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Three weeks later, in a small office at the top of the Liver Building in which Everton have their headquarters, vestiges of that mischief dance across Sorensen’s face when this moment is recalled.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 June 2025
If the movies are a narrowing vestige of the monoculture, then ReelShort is the app that shows what’s flourishing in its stead: a million self-selecting microcultures.
—Joshua Hunt, Vulture, 5 June 2025
This was, perhaps, his last vestige of control, a trump card held against the documentarian attempting to craft his life into a narrative.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vestige
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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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Instead, the company could address its AI challenges with an acquisition — the company has reportedly discussed buying AI startup Perplexity — or by deepening its partnership with OpenAI, or following in Meta’s footsteps by investing more heavily in top talent, Zino said.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
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Kylie may also one day follow in her mom Kris’ footsteps and become a momager.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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However, the meteorites contained only trace amounts of plagioclase, a mineral believed to dominate Mercury’s surface.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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Thomas Crooks, the 20-year-old weirdo who somehow managed to crawl onto that roof and get a clean line of sight to the biggest target in the world, left virtually no trace.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Five years later Larson had amassed 1.2 million TikTok followers, and his internet footprint included an Instagram account with 87,000 followers and a YouTube channel with more than 16,000 subscribers.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
21 July 2025
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The meeting will focus on evacuation zones in the Paradox Valley. More than 500 firefighters and experts responding to the South Rim fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park kept the fire from making any large runs Friday, with the fire’s footprint growing just 27 acres as of Saturday.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
19 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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“Vestige.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vestige. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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