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or spectre
as in haunt
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
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Recent Examples of specter
In a statement, Persis Yu, the deputy executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center, applauded the administration for continuing to push for debt cancellation despite the specter of legal threats from conservatives.
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Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Many claim the specter of a young woman in a flowing white dress appears along Archer Avenue near the cemetery, asking for a ride.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
But all of these conflicting feelings are manifested in the specter of Emily, who criticizes him at every opportunity for betraying her memory.
—Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
Shadows lengthened and slid up the walls like specters, and a chill descended on the temples.
—Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
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Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
Many claim the specter of a young woman in a flowing white dress appears along Archer Avenue near the cemetery, asking for a ride.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2024
But all of these conflicting feelings are manifested in the specter of Emily, who criticizes him at every opportunity for betraying her memory.
—Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
Shadows lengthened and slid up the walls like specters, and a chill descended on the temples.
—Monisha Rajesh, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specter
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The hotel came about when the Fremont Street Experience was the main attraction, the bars in Fremont East were popular haunts and the walkable dining and drink scene of the Arts District was gaining attention.Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2024
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The Palace Bar, 21 Fleet St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 A favorite haunt of Brendan Behan and Flann O'Brien, this Victorian pub remains a hub for Dublin's literary crowd.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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That night, Elizabeth’s ghost possesses Jill to speak to Jack.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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According to Taiwanese rural folklore, figures spotted in yellow coats in the mountainous forests are not human, but ghosts who seek to lead the living astray.Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Play the Sun In a perfect scenario, your decoys will be in the sun (so ducks can see them well) and your hide will be in the shadows.Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Then blitz a weakside linebacker who is lurking in the shadows.Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
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Discovery, two of the bigger owners of these cable-network wraiths, haven’t had much to show for keeping them up and running.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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Human puppets swayed over a Pont like wraiths of those who had been staked there. 🎾 Follow Sports Dashing through it all was the torchbearer, his identity unknown.Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
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Gloria and Ruby arrive soon enough, dragging husbands and humdrum lives from elsewhere in Britain, but Joan is the real phantom — no one in the family has seen her for twenty years.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Mary Holland is joining the cast as Patience, the ghost of an ultra-judgmental Puritan woman abandoned by gay Revolutionary War phantom Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones).Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
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But Fly Me to the Moon barely develops its lead characters, played by Johansson and Channing Tatum, so what chance does Harrelson have in playing anything more than a one-dimensional spook?Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024
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Read on for what the cosmos have in store for your zodiac sign this Halloween amid Scorpio season, according to PEOPLE's resident astrologer Kyle Thomas Comments There's a spook in the stars!Skyler Caruso, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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The lore goes that multiple apparitions haunt the area, including 16-year-old Frank Denvin, who fell head-first from a water slide into an empty cement tank in 1896, and two brothers who remain drawn to the dangerous currents.Shawna Chen, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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Just when Americans had all but forgotten about the senescent apparition haunting the Oval Office, Joe Biden wanders aimlessly in from the wings to remind the voting public of its resolve to usher him out of public life forever.Noah Rothman, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Specter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specter. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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