AFTERGLOWS Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

afterglows

noun

plural of afterglow

as in echoes

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as in beams

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Noun

The echoes of this resonant throughout the ages and the vibrations from such are more relevant than ever.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Audiences will no doubt see broad echoes of what could have been in Ali’s passionate and often ruthless Latif.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of echoes

Noun

Meanwhile, Mickelson noted that every ceiling in the theater is different — a coffered ceiling with hexagonal panels gives way to plaster beams designed and painted to look like wood.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Flexible beams and shells that snap between shapes have also been used to produce movement.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of beams

Noun

For one, operating data centers in space would require massive solar arrays to capture the sun’s rays and turn it into energy.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Astronomers investigating mysterious flashes of X-rays believe that these blasts could stem from collisions between neutron stars, the events that forge elements like gold, silver, and platinum.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of rays

Noun

As more and more people succumb to AI psychosis, horror movies are (as always) the first to dive into the repercussions.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
This was really about supporting and providing that space for the girls who did walk off to do so and not feel any repercussions.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of repercussions

Noun

Menon's photo reveals spectacular pink, purple and red auroras glowing in Earth's upper atmosphere above a sparse dappling of city lights, subtly blurred by the motion of the orbital spacecraft over the course of the exposure.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
This type of signal is what Berger and his colleagues detected from Beta Pictoris b, which ultimately points to the presence of an intense magnetic field that’s causing auroras and the radio emission.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of auroras

Noun

The rings are particularly impressive, with substantial center stones surrounded by halos of smaller diamonds and set on pavé bands.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
Star Moles’ Emily Moales has this voice that causes certain words to leave her lips backlit, ringed in fuzzy halos.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of halos

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