ghostlike

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghostlike
Adjective
  • Ghosts was recently renewed for two additional seasons, which, in addition to being an incredible amount of job security at an uncertain time in the industry, also indicates there’s lots of runway to keep exploring the history of Woodstone Mansion through the eyes of its ghostly inhabitants.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025
  • An early evening walking tour with Sixth Sense gave us exposure to local ghostly tales ($36 for adults, $32 for kids 4 to 15), as did a not-at-all-spooky walk through Bonaventure Cemetery.
    Emily Goligoski, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In many cases, physicists can calculate the spectral gap for a specific atom or material.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Limited Spectral Diversity: Many current EO datasets lack the spectral diversity needed for nuanced insights, which reduces AI’s ability to detect subtle variations in land use, vegetation health and environmental changes.
    Elizabeth Duffy, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But, somehow, life finds a way: The seafloor was crawling with critters of all shapes and sizes, from centuries-old sponges and cup corals to octopuses, snails, worms, sea spiders, icefish and even a rare giant phantom jellyfish.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
  • That’s selling shares without borrowing them first, creating phantom shares that distort the market.
    Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Ghostlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghostlike. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.

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