artifacts

noun

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plural of artifact
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as in fossils
an object made by humans and surviving from an earlier time period The site was full of Stone Age artifacts such as flint tools.

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as in mementoes
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 Endicott History and Heritage Center tells the stories of those companies with photos and artifacts. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025 The team used the same technique to date other artifacts found in the child’s grave, including rabbit bones, red deer bones and charcoal. — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025 Climb onto a pirate ship, walk through a cigar shop, ride with cattlemen, and take your time wandering through the collection of 90,000 historical artifacts. — Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2025
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  1. fossils
  2. reminders
  3. remnants
  4. corpses
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  • An April 2014 study on dire wolf fossils from La Brea published in Palaeontologica Electronica found that dire wolves shrunk in size as the Ice Age ended, possibly adapting to hunt smaller prey in a warming world.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Of these discoveries, some species are already extinct and found by examining fossils.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of fossils
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  • The win against the Islanders provided some reminders of the Sabres’ young talent, though.
    — Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of reminders
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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
  • Any remnants of pressure dissipated even further in the postgame locker room.
    — Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of remnants
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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
  • In others, corpses were sent to medical schools, biotech companies and for-profit body brokers without consent.
    — Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of corpses

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