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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
The Costume Institute Benefit, commonly known as Met Gala, is a fundraiser for the museum's Costume Institute, which hosts a collection of over 33,000 fashion artifacts.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
The rise of perfume bottles as cultural artifacts suggests that fragrance is entering a new phase — one in which its physical forms are finally being recognized as part of design history.
—Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2026
There was another ceremony that summer where Karen received the honorary road sign, which still hangs proudly in a corner in her house with some other Captain Herb artifacts.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
For over 100 years, this soil has been excavated, consistently yielding impressive artifacts related to legionary life.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Cera explained the museum would have interactive exhibits with artifacts from various steel mills in the area.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
The Commonwealth Museum, attached to the Archives building, has great artifacts and even had a copy of the Declaration of Independence.
—David Wade, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The artifacts offer insight into how ancient Indigenous societies lived, died and interacted with the rainforest.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
The artifacts appeared to belong to Barbadoes — while the shipwreck section pointed to the Swift.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Edward Segarra, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
The rise of perfume bottles as cultural artifacts suggests that fragrance is entering a new phase — one in which its physical forms are finally being recognized as part of design history.
—Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2026
There was another ceremony that summer where Karen received the honorary road sign, which still hangs proudly in a corner in her house with some other Captain Herb artifacts.
—Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 26 Apr. 2026
For over 100 years, this soil has been excavated, consistently yielding impressive artifacts related to legionary life.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Cera explained the museum would have interactive exhibits with artifacts from various steel mills in the area.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
The Commonwealth Museum, attached to the Archives building, has great artifacts and even had a copy of the Declaration of Independence.
—David Wade, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The artifacts offer insight into how ancient Indigenous societies lived, died and interacted with the rainforest.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
The artifacts appeared to belong to Barbadoes — while the shipwreck section pointed to the Swift.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for artifacts
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Grand Canyon National Park offers jaw-dropping views of this massive geological wonder, while Saguaro National Park celebrates the iconic native cactus and Petrified Forest National Park showcases ancient fossils and vibrant badlands.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
27 Apr. 2026
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The researchers used high-resolution grinding tomography and an artificial intelligence model to find the fossils, which were located in rock samples that had been preserved in seafloor sediments found in Japan and Vancouver Island from 100 to 72 million years ago.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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This means items like family photos, personal mementos and memorabilia, tchotchkes, and taste-and hobby-specific items should be packed away, Beauchamp says.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
27 Apr. 2026
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Neighbors stop by to pay their respects, often leaving flowers and other mementos.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Free to Healthy Start participants, the app provides accessible pregnancy and infant health education, program updates, appointment reminders, and links to local and national resources.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Apr. 2026
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Nagging reminders of a season lost.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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As the construction site lies between the city hall, which dates back to the Middle Ages, and the town’s medieval defenses, archaeologists expected to uncover historical relics.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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The hotel is preserving relics from his time across the fort.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The echoes of the past walked through the building, only fitting in a Philly-Boston postseason rivalry.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Her rock-climbing skills also come in handy when she’s trapped in a narrow gorge, and soon after when a hairy ascent provides echoes of the prologue.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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Fans shared their remembrances on the Arrowhead Pride website and on social media.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Apr. 2026
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In the year since, the city has renamed a street in his honor, with the three commemorative benches joining the remembrances to the fallen officer around town.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Our Commander-in-Chief should direct his skilled military leaders to finish destroying Iran’s conventional military capabilities and eliminating any last remnants of their nuclear program.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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The shell still contained remnants of its original plug and traces of plant material, which were recovered for analysis.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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His body languished for years inside the room-temperature building in Penrose with other corpses before their discovery.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Three other roach corpses were spotted around the restaurant.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Artifacts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artifacts. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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