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A ghostly figure appears in the house at night.
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After all, ghosts of presidents past have been said to appear at the White House, and former First Lady Dolley Madison is rumored to host ghostly receptions at the Octagon House.
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Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Over the years, several psychics, mediums, and paranormal investigators have come aboard the ship hoping for ghostly encounters.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
Hovering blue flames that flicker over bogs and marshes have inspired ghostly folktales for centuries.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Bava begins the proceedings with a tale of a telephone creep harassing a woman and closes with ghostly revenge.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
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Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Over the years, several psychics, mediums, and paranormal investigators have come aboard the ship hoping for ghostly encounters.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2025
Hovering blue flames that flicker over bogs and marshes have inspired ghostly folktales for centuries.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Bava begins the proceedings with a tale of a telephone creep harassing a woman and closes with ghostly revenge.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Ghostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghostly. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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ghostly
adjective
ghost·ly
ˈgōst-lē 
ghostlier; ghostliest
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a ghost
ghostliness
noun
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