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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
Perry Stein, Washington Post, 27 May 2026
No more chasing ghosts who never had the budget anyway.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
First, Anna Yuan decided to leave the pods and ghost her connections, which included Blake.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The former president’s conversations with a ghost writer helping to write his memoir were collected as part of a probe into his handling of classified documents.
—Perry Stein, Washington Post, 27 May 2026
No more chasing ghosts who never had the budget anyway.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Verb
Writers who ghost books for public figures can’t acknowledge their own words.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
First, Anna Yuan decided to leave the pods and ghost her connections, which included Blake.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghost
Noun
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That late-game run––forty-four points to the Cavs’ eleven––was as soul-crushing to Cleveland as the apparition of Willis Reed, hobbling to center court, had been to the Lakers fifty-six years ago.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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The book is a poetry collection structured in three acts with seven players, each assigned a color of the rainbow and an apparition’s name, each of whom needs an audience to fully exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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In a world of drivers mostly ruled by their corporate sponsors, Busch was an otherworldly talent who simply did not give a damn.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
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In comedy, no one gives a damn.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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Otherwise, there's The Captain Daniel Packer Inne, a relic kept intact since 1756 with seafood dishes that match its coastal atmosphere.—
Kira Turnbull,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
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Other public recognitions and relics of Kahanamoku’s story exist around Orange County.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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Centered on Zhong Kui, the iconic demon-quelling deity of Chinese folklore, the family-friendly adventure follows a young human girl named Chujiu who accidentally enters the underworld.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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In many ways, Rue’s fate had long been sealed, thanks to both her own personal demons and her tense spot between DEA agents and the crime boss Alamo (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje).—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2026
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The open-toe style had a rounded black footbed, padded upper and a thick rubber sole with deep grooves along the bottom edge.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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The singer’s hips were padded, her hands were gloved and her face artfully shaded by a giant hat designed by Stephen Jones millinery that was lined with golf leaf.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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This new rye whiskey started its life in Illinois, specifically at Chicago craft distillery Koval, which makes some very… interesting spirits (the Koopers trained there as distillers).—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
31 May 2026
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As creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, Williams is an organic partner for Moët & Chandon, which belongs to the wines and spirits division of luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
31 May 2026
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Their hoots and hollers drowned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s explanation of how a title defense fell short.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Periodically, Spider-Noir is, indeed, a hoot.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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Valles Marineris is an enormous rift valley system on Mars that scientists want to scour for traces of liquid water, which may exist in sheltered niches and serve as an habitat for possible life.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
31 May 2026
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Archaeologists recently uncovered traces of a rare purple dye associated with biblical-era luxury in an unexpected place.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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“Ghost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghost. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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