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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
In 1905, as the vestiges of Victorian England gave way to an uncharted future, friends convened in a home in the Bloomsbury district of London to discuss art, philosophy, literature, politics, and love.
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Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2025
Many of these spots are decades in the making, vestiges of another time, insistent on bringing history into the present day; all represent a sense of community that wouldn’t exist without them.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
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.
—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
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Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2025
Many of these spots are decades in the making, vestiges of another time, insistent on bringing history into the present day; all represent a sense of community that wouldn’t exist without them.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
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.
—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
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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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The strategy is a sensible one, and other schools should follow in Columbia’s footsteps.—
The Editors,
National Review,
28 July 2025
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The program follows in the footsteps of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, who are in the process of launching their own Drone as First Responder program, and other major departments nationwide like the New York Police Department.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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These linguistic traces, quietly embedded in the city’s layout, are a reminder that York’s Viking past is never far beneath the surface.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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In addition to houses, researchers discovered traces of production facilities and sanctuaries.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 July 2025
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Arriving in Chicago, Gartland was taken by Lollapalooza’s unparalleled urban backdrop, a festival along the lakefront that takes over the downtown area of the country’s third largest media market, an immense footprint.—
Jim Ryan,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Investigators have not found a digital footprint that was left directly by Katie since she was reported missing.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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