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as in apparition
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
looked for ghosts in the graveyard on Halloween
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as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
she may be a good endurance runner, but she doesn't stand a ghost of a chance of winning in a sprint
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as in relic
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
the down-at-the-heels town house is but a ghost of the neighborhood's former grandeur
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as in demon
an evil spirit
the vengeful ghosts of seamen who were deliberately shipwrecked upon these shores
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Recent Examples of ghost
Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
With those actions, Green violated the state’s political activity rule, the ghost employment rule, the misuse of state property rule and the prohibition against retaliation, Elaine Vullmahn, chief counsel for enforcement at the inspector general’s office, said during the commission meeting.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Meet monster characters, watch live shows, purchase special food and drinks and ride the disco dragon coaster or ghost cruise.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Valentinetti was tasked with smudging out his work, which has left a ghost-like white blob on the angel’s body.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
With those actions, Green violated the state’s political activity rule, the ghost employment rule, the misuse of state property rule and the prohibition against retaliation, Elaine Vullmahn, chief counsel for enforcement at the inspector general’s office, said during the commission meeting.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
First, Anna Yuan decided to leave the pods and ghost her connections, which included Blake.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Meet monster characters, watch live shows, purchase special food and drinks and ride the disco dragon coaster or ghost cruise.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
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Juggling demanding apparitions alongside staff burnout, family pressures and a coworker who seems to know more about her than expected, the series grounds its supernatural premise in the cultural specificity of the Filipino healthcare experience.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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An apparition will appear before us.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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With Pres as the DJ, Gabe rips through damn-near all of Sortilège like a pro.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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But does anyone worth a damn really want to go to Madison right now?—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
24 Dec. 2025
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If Multiverse of Madness was Raimi attempting to get weird in an era where superhero movies were too big, important, and established, Darkman is a relic of a time before there were really any sorts of expectations for the genre.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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If these reflections leave you feeling content and connected, then your relationship likely still has a beating heart—and isn’t just a relic of a time long ago.—
Gabrielle Kassel,
SELF,
29 Jan. 2026
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Instead of teaching his nephew how to fight, Jake shows Marc what real courage is, facing down his own demons along the way.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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In the process, Jake shows Marc what real courage is while facing down his own demons.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Seahawks players already padded their bank accounts by nearly $200,000 through the first three rounds of the playoffs.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Tommies padded the lead with a power-play goal by Jake Braccini midway through the period before the Huskies added a goal in the final minute.—
Dean Spiros,
Twin Cities,
31 Jan. 2026
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Though Proust never came to Ireland, his own work also contains echoes of Irish history and culture that epitomize its polymathic, cosmopolitan spirit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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The resulting images of floating cameras, canisters, and film boxes push the idea of spirit photography to a conceptual (and rather comic) extreme.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Blackhawks dressing room was a rowdy scene after the game, their hoots and hollers reverberating throughout the bowels of the United Center.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Why else show nubby fleece trousers with a coordinating striped jacket, which nobody needs but would be a hoot to wear?—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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However, South Africa’s history was wrought with geological conflict as erupting volcanoes destroyed traces of preexisting dinosaurs while those beasts were still alive.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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One week later, the aerial search was suspended without finding any trace of the missing duo.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Ghost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghost. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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