ghostwrite
verb
ghost·write
ˈgōs(t)-ˌrīt 
ghostwrote
ˈgōs(t)-ˌrōt
; ghostwritten
ˈgōs(t)-ˌri-tᵊn
; ghostwritten
ˈgōs(t)-ˌri-tᵊn
: to write for and in the name of another
: to write (a speech, a book, etc.) for another who is the presumed or credited author
ghostwriter
noun
Examples of ghostwrite in a Sentence
She was hired to ghostwrite the mayor's autobiography.
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Many have speculated for years that Rakim ghostwrote his verses, but that urban legend was put to rest in a recent moment between the pair.
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Angel Diaz, Billboard, 25 July 2024
He was also convicted of taking actions that benefited Egypt's government in exchange for bribes, including providing details on personnel at the U.S. embassy in Cairo and ghostwriting a letter to fellow senators regarding lifting a hold on military aid to Egypt.
—Mike Catalini and Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 24 July 2024
The speech carries little meaning, having been supposedly spoken either by a piece of software or ghostwritten by its human creator.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 11 July 2024
The senator calling prosecutors to discuss criminal cases involving his constituents and his actions toward Egypt, including secretly ghostwriting a letter for Egypt that lobbied his Senate colleagues to release military aid were all part of his job.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 10 July 2024
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Angel Diaz, Billboard, 25 July 2024
He was also convicted of taking actions that benefited Egypt's government in exchange for bribes, including providing details on personnel at the U.S. embassy in Cairo and ghostwriting a letter to fellow senators regarding lifting a hold on military aid to Egypt.
—Mike Catalini and Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 24 July 2024
The speech carries little meaning, having been supposedly spoken either by a piece of software or ghostwritten by its human creator.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 11 July 2024
The senator calling prosecutors to discuss criminal cases involving his constituents and his actions toward Egypt, including secretly ghostwriting a letter for Egypt that lobbied his Senate colleagues to release military aid were all part of his job.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 10 July 2024
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“Ghostwrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostwrite. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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ghostwrite
verb
ghost·write
ˈgō-ˌstrīt
ghostwrote
-ˌstrōt
; ghostwritten
-ˌstrit-ᵊn
; ghostwriting
; ghostwritten
-ˌstrit-ᵊn
; ghostwriting
-ˌstrīt-iŋ
: to write for and in the name of another
ghostwriter
noun
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