as in ghost
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
an eccentric who claimed to have photographed an apparition in her very own house
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Recent Examples of apparition
The vantage from which Mercury is best seen at this apparition is from the Southern Hemisphere.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Acosta’s bright shapes could be seen as apparitions of a sort.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
For example, the apparition of his first wife, Grace Shelby (Annabelle Wallis), appeared a handful times in season five.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
Our Lady, a revered apparition of the Virgin Mary, asked why Flores-Gomez had stopped singing to her.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Acosta’s bright shapes could be seen as apparitions of a sort.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
For example, the apparition of his first wife, Grace Shelby (Annabelle Wallis), appeared a handful times in season five.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
Our Lady, a revered apparition of the Virgin Mary, asked why Flores-Gomez had stopped singing to her.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 20 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for apparition
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparition
Noun
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Disney+ nabs the upcoming live-action series featuring the friendly ghost.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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There are historical buildings to explore, with shops and exhibits inside, along with an onsite restaurant and saloon, a train ride, and ghost tours.—
Nina Ruggiero,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
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For the cover of the May 11 & 18, 2026, special issue, themed around America’s 250th birthday, the cartoonist Barry Blitt portrays George Washington, the country’s first President, caught in the spirit of the moment.—
Françoise Mouly,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Mayor Mamdani was elected with that spirit at the center of his agenda.—
Jonathan Timm,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Such a designation, evidently, would save agents from wasting time chasing phantoms.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Stygiomedusa gigantea, commonly known as the giant phantom jelly, was filmed at 250 meters below the surface.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Apparition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparition. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
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