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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
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.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 June 2025
If the movies are a narrowing vestige of the monoculture, then ReelShort is the app that shows what’s flourishing in its stead: a million self-selecting microcultures.
—Joshua Hunt, Vulture, 5 June 2025
This was, perhaps, his last vestige of control, a trump card held against the documentarian attempting to craft his life into a narrative.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5 traces the writer’s effort to complete 1984 in the late 1940s as tuberculosis took the last vestiges of his health.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 May 2025
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 June 2025
If the movies are a narrowing vestige of the monoculture, then ReelShort is the app that shows what’s flourishing in its stead: a million self-selecting microcultures.
—Joshua Hunt, Vulture, 5 June 2025
This was, perhaps, his last vestige of control, a trump card held against the documentarian attempting to craft his life into a narrative.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 23 May 2025
Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5 traces the writer’s effort to complete 1984 in the late 1940s as tuberculosis took the last vestiges of his health.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vestige
Noun
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The SaaS model, once revolutionary, is now a relic.—
Deepinder Singh Sethi,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Her job was, in her estimation, a relic of a different time — the business no longer relies on broadcast network casting directors to discover talent through global searches and talent holding deals.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Now 19, Jase has continued to follow his dad’s footsteps by attending the same Big Ten school as the older Richardson and getting selected in the first round of the NBA draft by a team his father played for — the Magic.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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The effort is following in the footsteps of the Lake Effect project that was launched in 2013 and brought around 40 artists to the Miller Beach Arts & Creative District to transform 19 walls and alleys into canvases.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The ink spool could contain traces of the last words Lin or his daughter typed on the machine — meaning perhaps the inventor's own words are in his magical machine too.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
5 July 2025
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Soil, too, collects more than trace amounts of perchlorates, along with metals.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
4 July 2025
Noun
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The city already received an emergency permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to rebuild the pier in the same footprint as before, Short told commissioners.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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The Seahawks have steadily expanded their footprint in British Columbia, concentrating mostly on Vancouver, Whistler and Victoria, but also reaching into Alberta and Saskatchewan, hosting watch parties and flag football championships in both provinces.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
9 July 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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