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Definition of specter
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Examples of specter in a Sentence
feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
Recent Examples of specter from the Web
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And the mad cow experience raised the specter that other diseases in the same family — such as chronic wasting disease — might infect people, with harrowing results.
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The next weather system is expected to affect the area Wednesday into Thursday as warm, moist air feeds into the area on gusty south winds raising the specter of some heavy rainfall.
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Raskin took to Twitter himself on Friday to raise the specter of the 25th Amendment once again.
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After Jimmy Butler was traded from Chicago to Minnesota on Thursday, George became the specter hovering over draft night.
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Among the specters said to be roaming the halls are Martin himself, who reportedly rattles doorknobs, and children at play.
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Congress must ultimately determine if matters raise the specter of impeachment.
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Then there's the shoehorned comedy, with Jake Johnson's specter aping Griffin Dunne's character from An American Werewolf in London.
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Hugh Freeze, Ole Miss --- Freeze's future in Oxford is inextricably linked to the next salvo from the NCAA, the specter of which has been hanging over the program for more than a year.
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Origin and Etymology of specter
French spectre, from Latin spectrum appearance, specter, from specere to look, look at — more at spy
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: a ghost or spirit of a dead person
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