aftertastes

plural of aftertaste
as in shadows
a sensation that remains after something is experienced The wine has a fruity aftertaste.

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Noun
  • This quiz invites you to explore the darker corners of sci-fi literature, where monsters lurk not just in shadows, but in laboratories, alien worlds and post-apocalyptic wastelands.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • And while this civil war of sorts bloomed in the shadows in Kentucky, another culture sprung up in broad daylight.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The United States may be entering into an era of heightened political violence and assassination with some echoes to the 1960s.
    Time, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The series throws its 292 fallen samurai warriors into a fight to the death and, ultimately, for the winner, untold riches, with period echoes of FX’s wildly successful Shogun and plot echoes of Netflix’s own blockbuster Squid Game.
    Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Empty out whatever remains inside the jar then rinse thoroughly by running hot water over every single area several times; this should remove any remaining traces of vinegar solution or debris.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • There are mentions, traces, and shadows of it in letters from Milena to mutual friend and editor Max Brod, and by Kafka in his journals, but not in any significant, expository detail.
    Christine Estima September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Now in theaters nationwide, the third film in the franchise ends with an emotional gut punch as the ghosts — in some cases literally — of the titular estate came together for one last dance.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The bright orange bucket, sporting Home Depot's logo, features jack-o'-lanterns, bats, ghosts, spiders and spiderwebs.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Comets are among the most captivating wanderers of the solar system — icy relics from its earliest days that blaze across the sky with glowing tails and mysterious origins.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Not a house of relics, not a memorial.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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