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as in apparition
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
looked for ghosts in the graveyard on Halloween
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as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
she may be a good endurance runner, but she doesn't stand a ghost of a chance of winning in a sprint
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as in relic
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
the down-at-the-heels town house is but a ghost of the neighborhood's former grandeur
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as in demon
an evil spirit
the vengeful ghosts of seamen who were deliberately shipwrecked upon these shores
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Recent Examples of ghost
Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Last summer, Arias said food carriers, mostly men, parked or idled their cars and hung out under the shade of the large tree in front of his home, across the street from the ghost restaurant.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 8 May 2025
There's also an auto-clear function to take care of that nasty ghosting problem.
—New Atlas, 30 Apr. 2025
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Noun
There will be more hiking through desolate, wide-open spaces; more ghosts; and, of course, more unhinged metamodern storytelling.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Last summer, Arias said food carriers, mostly men, parked or idled their cars and hung out under the shade of the large tree in front of his home, across the street from the ghost restaurant.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
Verb
Her biggest project to date has been renovating her laundry room, which stemmed from her initially trying to hire a contractor, only to get ghosted one too many times.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 8 May 2025
There's also an auto-clear function to take care of that nasty ghosting problem.
—New Atlas, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghost
Noun
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The series, originally from Monumental Television for the BBC in the UK, follows a young couple inherit a huge castle, only to find one of them can communicate with the various apparitions from history who already live there.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
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The listing appeared suddenly, like an apparition from the era when Yoshi’s reigned as the Bay Area’s premiere jazz venue.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And as far as luxurious treats go, well, the afternoon high tea there is not to be missed, and the theme changing monthly offers the strongest argument yet to treat oneself ad infinitum without giving a tinker’s damn about the current economy.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2025
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Since the death of Tom Petty meant an end to his primary job in 2017, Tench has still been visible in the background as a member of the house band in practically any tribute show that’s worth a damn.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But the Mayor’s Management Report (MMR), launched in 1977, is a relic — thousands of stats that don’t answer the only question that matters: is government actually solving problems?—
Melanie La Rocca,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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This is why gold has glittered year to date, and why the yellow relic’s move higher is likely to continue.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Together, the two men battle the forces of evil, each other, and their own demons on the path to salvation.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
27 May 2025
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Other days, some of the old demons on the forehand and the serve resurface.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Its footbed is lightly padded for support, and its strap is adjustable.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
30 May 2025
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The wave of deaths has played to the advantage of House Republicans, whose razor-thin majority has been padded by the vacancies, allowing GOP leaders to absorb more defections on difficult votes.—
Amie Parnes,
The Hill,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Garrett, Allegany and Washington counties are now symbols of neglect, where economic despair has replaced the industrious and seemingly indomitable spirit that had once defined them.—
Daniel A.C. McBride,
Baltimore Sun,
1 June 2025
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As actual spirits, released from their corporeal form, or visions conjured up by the eyes or minds of those who see them—or something else?—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Could a retro hoot like ‘Mid-Century Modern’ make the cut?—
Michael Ordoña,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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Scientists analyzed recordings of three groups of chimpanzees living in the Ivory Coast and found that chimps can combine their hoots, grunts and calls in a similar way to how humans use idioms or change the order of words to build new phrases.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
11 May 2025
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Several people reported feeling sick in the Netherlands after consuming Haribo fizzy candy that contained traces of cannabis.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Organizations can, therefore, sift through logs, traces and metrics, analyze trends, detect anomalies and identify root causes faster and more accurately than humanly possible.—
Dave Link,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Ghost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghost. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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