as in ghost
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
the people who once lived here believed that their world was populated by wraiths and witches
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Recent Examples of wraith
Discovery, two of the bigger owners of these cable-network wraiths, haven’t had much to show for keeping them up and running.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Human puppets swayed over a Pont like wraiths of those who had been staked there.
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Dashing through it all was the torchbearer, his identity unknown.
—Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
And the second revealed the full menagerie of creatures that will appear in Season 2, including wraiths, wolves, ents and a giant cave troll.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 July 2024
In theory, Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives should be a feast for the misery wraiths, faceless creatures who feed on pain and suffering.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Human puppets swayed over a Pont like wraiths of those who had been staked there.
🎾
Follow Sports
Dashing through it all was the torchbearer, his identity unknown.
—Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
And the second revealed the full menagerie of creatures that will appear in Season 2, including wraiths, wolves, ents and a giant cave troll.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 July 2024
In theory, Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives should be a feast for the misery wraiths, faceless creatures who feed on pain and suffering.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wraith
Noun
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Instead, his presence is more like a ghost (literally at times), and a wedge between these two sisters.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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Nicole Ari Parker in And Just Like That Season 3 Craig Blankenhorn—Max Carrie’s ghosts must have stayed behind at the old apartment.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
28 May 2025
Noun
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At the very end of Season 1, Peacemaker appears to be seeing and hearing his father's apparition; presumably Patrick will continue in that capacity and/or in flashbacks.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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As the music plays, apparitions of shamans and African tribal dancers begin to mingle with the crowd.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The individuals bring a wealth of experience, insight, and passion to support the Y’s mission of strengthening the spirit, mind, and body of every individual in our community, the release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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The award is given to the player who best exemplifies the spirit and character of the former MLB slugger.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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Ray is an enigma and a mystery, a man who zips into town on a motorbike like a phantom and could just as easily evaporate at any minute.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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Season 4 continued to expand the paranormal world of Ghosts, with the funny phantoms developing new powers, the introduction of even more specters roaming the Woodstone grounds — and Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar), finally able to see the ghosts his wife, Sam (Rose McIver) is always speaking with.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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“Wraith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wraith. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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