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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Israel has taken on the eerie quiet of a ghost town.
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Orly Halpern, Time, 18 June 2025
On the eve of anti-Trump protests, downtown L.A. curfew turns nightlife hub into ghost town.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
As conditions worsened, tourism declined sharply, businesses closed, and many residents left, turning once-thriving communities into near ghost towns.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
The deposits are just west of Silver City, a historic ghost town that’s still home to a few operating businesses in the summer tourist season.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2025
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Orly Halpern, Time, 18 June 2025
On the eve of anti-Trump protests, downtown L.A. curfew turns nightlife hub into ghost town.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
As conditions worsened, tourism declined sharply, businesses closed, and many residents left, turning once-thriving communities into near ghost towns.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 May 2025
The deposits are just west of Silver City, a historic ghost town that’s still home to a few operating businesses in the summer tourist season.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Ghost town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghost%20town. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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