afterglow
noun
af·ter·glow
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Definition of afterglow
1
: a glow remaining where a light has disappeared
2
: a pleasant effect or feeling that lingers after something is done, experienced, or achieved
basking in the afterglow of success
Examples of afterglow in a Sentence
the afterglow of the sunset
Recent Examples on the Web
However, the afterglow of Biarritz might wear off quicker than the caramel suntan Macron brought back from his summer vacation as France returns from beach holidays to work and domestic issues come back to the fore. — Washington Post, "Macron’s G-7 performance arms him for likely troubles ahead," 28 Aug. 2019 Some 14 billion years ago, this afterglow of the Big Bang would have looked uniformly orange to human eyes. — Davide Castelvecchi, Scientific American, "The Quest to Unlock the Secrets of the Baby Universe," 26 Aug. 2019 The World Cup afterglow has provided new life for the NWSL, a nine-team league heavily subsidized by U.S. Soccer and reliant on the national team for its best players. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, "U.S. women’s national team takes on Ireland at Rose Bowl as Victory Tour opens Saturday," 2 Aug. 2019 The second method uses cosmic background radiation, which is the afterglow of the Big Bang and the oldest visible light astronomers can observe. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Red giant stars create new way to measure how quickly the universe is expanding," 16 July 2019 But while a week or two away from the office can certainly feel restorative in the short-term, research shows that the vacation afterglow tends to fade away fast. — Sarah Todd, Quartz at Work, "Going on vacation won’t cure your burnout," 9 July 2019 In rooms below: an idle booth, Scotch, a tune by a lad long dead Warm the heart and heal the head — The afterglow of someone’s youth. — Lee Oser, National Review, "New London Ferry," 22 Aug. 2019 The decision to resign injury-prone, archetypal rental player Nathan Eovaldi to a four-year, $68 million deal in the afterglow of the World Series was downright disastrous. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "It’s time for a Red Sox reset," 21 Aug. 2019 The studio's lousy end-result for this sequel was likely cushioned by the afterglow of Spider-Man: Far From Home, which surpassed Skyfall's $1.1 billion haul to become the studio's top-ever grosser. — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, "‘Good Boys’: Why the Universal Comedy’s First-Place Finish Has Hollywood Cheering," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'afterglow.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for afterglow
afterglow
noun
English Language Learners Definition of afterglow
: a glowing light remaining in the sky after the sun has set
: a happy feeling that remains after a successful or emotional event
See the full definition for afterglow in the English Language Learners Dictionary
afterglow
noun
af·ter·glow
| \ ˈaf-tər-ˌglō\
Kids Definition of afterglow
1
: a glow remaining (as in the sky after sunset) where a light has disappeared
2
: a pleasant feeling that remains after some good experience
the afterglow of victory