ghost town
noun
: a once-flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource
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After all the gold was mined, the place became a ghost town.
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Corippo, located in the scenic Verzasca Valley, was once on the verge of becoming a ghost town with only nine elderly residents remaining.
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Daria Bachmann, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025
Fifty years ago, in 1975, every home in Surfridge was gone—however, there are some clues to show the proof of the ghost town.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Do your office, inbox and calendar feel like a ghost town on Friday afternoons?
—Christos Makridis, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
Do your office, inbox and calendar feel like a ghost town on Friday afternoons?
—Christos Makridis, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
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Daria Bachmann, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025
Fifty years ago, in 1975, every home in Surfridge was gone—however, there are some clues to show the proof of the ghost town.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Do your office, inbox and calendar feel like a ghost town on Friday afternoons?
—Christos Makridis, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2025
Do your office, inbox and calendar feel like a ghost town on Friday afternoons?
—Christos Makridis, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Ghost town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghost%20town. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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