vestige
noun
a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence.
vestiges
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pluralof vestige.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Around the office were vestiges of times gone by.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Broken computer monitors in bombed-out offices, scattered fake police uniforms and phoney hundred-dollar bills: these were the vestiges of a frantic escape of suspected cyberscammers fleeing a resort on the Cambodia-Thailand border.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
But most critically, venture capital has eaten away at the remaining vestiges of old-school journalism.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026
There were wild blackberries and raspberries blanketing the hillsides, and vestiges of old fruit orchards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
The last vestiges of headache still throbbed between her eyes, and the shacks and streets wouldn’t stop swaying, but she struggled to her feet.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
