ghosts 1 of 2

noun

Definition of ghostsnext
plural of ghost
1
as in spirits
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 damns
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 relics
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 demons
an evil spirit the vengeful ghosts of seamen who were deliberately shipwrecked upon these shores

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ghosts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ghost
as in tiptoes

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  1. demons
  2. ghouls
  3. remnants
  4. nightmares
Noun
  • There were no more breakfast meetings or lunch appointments—just an eerie quiet as many of my business connections went into survival mode, battling the financial demons that were dragging their companies into the abyss.
    B.D. Dalton, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Instead of fearing this feeling and running from it, use this month as a great opportunity to face your inner demons head-on as the Devil card arrives.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of demons
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  • John Tufts Monsters, ghouls and more than a few Deadpools will be out trick-or-treating Halloween night in Louisville.
    John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The ghouls, ghosts and monsters are dusting off their Halloween best and emerging for another spooky season around Indianapolis.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of ghouls
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  • One week after the remnants of Hurricane Helene ravaged the mountains, some of North Carolina’s highest gas prices by county average are in the region most challenged.
    Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In August, workers carved channels in the remnants of two dams, allowing water to flow freely along more than 40 miles of the Klamath for the first time in more than a century.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of remnants
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  • Most put the blame on Hollywood, which is not only a notoriously cutthroat and exploitative industry, but also the birthplace of so many collective nightmares thanks to decades of horror films.
    Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Ben Cooper masks remain the stuff of nightmares — which may be why several companies (such as Rubies of Long Island, which acquired the Ben Cooper brand name in 1992) now produce plastic Ben Cooper-style masks.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
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