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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 artifacts
Thompson and his team recovered significant amounts of gold and artifacts to great fanfare, but the euphoria proved short-lived.
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Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
The National World War II Museum Arguably the best World War II museum in the world, this comprehensive collection tells the story of the war that changed the world through impressive multimedia experiences, immersive exhibits, and an eye-popping number of artifacts and first-person detail.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
The discovery of artifacts from such different periods in history highlights the region’s robust seafaring heritage, as the Greek Reporter’s Abdul Moeed writes.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Rare artifacts belonging to an officer in the German Regiment of the Continental Army have been donated to the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
The artifacts were in possession of Gerock’s descendants, and his great-great-great-granddaughter, Nanette Reid Osborne, donated the items in honor of her mother.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
The site yielded a wealth of artifacts, including columnar structures, 10 semi-subterranean houses, and deep pits related to gold mining.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
The excavation unearthed numerous artifacts, including kitchenware, fine tableware with impressive stamp decoration, and evidence of metalworking and glass beads.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
Clovis is a site in New Mexico, where archaeologists in the 1920s and 1930s found distinctive projectile points and other artifacts dated to between 11,000 and 13,000 years ago.
—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
The National World War II Museum Arguably the best World War II museum in the world, this comprehensive collection tells the story of the war that changed the world through impressive multimedia experiences, immersive exhibits, and an eye-popping number of artifacts and first-person detail.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
The discovery of artifacts from such different periods in history highlights the region’s robust seafaring heritage, as the Greek Reporter’s Abdul Moeed writes.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Rare artifacts belonging to an officer in the German Regiment of the Continental Army have been donated to the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
The artifacts were in possession of Gerock’s descendants, and his great-great-great-granddaughter, Nanette Reid Osborne, donated the items in honor of her mother.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
The site yielded a wealth of artifacts, including columnar structures, 10 semi-subterranean houses, and deep pits related to gold mining.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
The excavation unearthed numerous artifacts, including kitchenware, fine tableware with impressive stamp decoration, and evidence of metalworking and glass beads.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
Clovis is a site in New Mexico, where archaeologists in the 1920s and 1930s found distinctive projectile points and other artifacts dated to between 11,000 and 13,000 years ago.
—CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for artifacts
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The seafloor is a more stable, oxygen-poor environment, reducing erosion and decomposition (two reasons scientists find far more fossils of marine creatures than land dwellers) and preserving finer details.Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2024
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Although this was the first find of its kind in New York in more than 11 years, finding such fossils in New York is not uncommon.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2024
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Connection Fox, for example, helps users keep track of important contacts, sets reminders to get in touch and even generates suggestions for ways to reach out, keeping important relationships from going cold.Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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At the same time, record global temperatures and California’s aggressive regulatory actions served as stark reminders of the urgency of balancing energy growth with sustainability.Robert Rapier, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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These stellar remnants are created when stars with masses similar to that of the sun exhaust their fuel for nuclear fusion, the process that converts hydrogen to helium in their cores.Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Any remnants of pressure dissipated even further in the postgame locker room.Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Jettisoning the corpses quickly meant we were spared the sight of dead people awkwardly rising and walking offstage during the blackouts between scenes.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
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In others, corpses were sent to medical schools, biotech companies and for-profit body brokers without consent.Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Artifacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artifacts. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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