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 listing appeared suddenly, like an apparition from the era when Yoshi’s reigned as the Bay Area’s premiere jazz venue.
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Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
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
As the music plays, apparitions of shamans and African tribal dancers begin to mingle with the crowd.
—EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025
But Evan Mobley fills those margins with his apparitions of length.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
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
As the music plays, apparitions of shamans and African tribal dancers begin to mingle with the crowd.
—EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025
But Evan Mobley fills those margins with his apparitions of length.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparition
Noun
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Even in areas where plaintiffs theoretically have power—say, in mass tort litigation—Gatsby’s ghost lingers.—
Aron Solomon
June 24,
Literary Hub,
24 June 2025
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On the big screen, he's taken on a wide range of roles, from the titular antihero in Hellboy (2019) and a not-so-jolly Santa Claus in Violent Night (2022) to a friendly ghost dad in We Have a Ghost (2023) and a former race car driver in Gran Turismo (2023).—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
21 June 2025
Noun
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The supernatural thriller sees a woman return from death as a vindictive spirit to torment her adulterous husband.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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My ever-mutable container, my compact symmetrical spirit vehicle, nothing wasted, nothing lacking, like a dressmaker’s dummy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Noun
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At least until quarter to 2, when Lindsay Lohan whorls through the door like a raspy chaos phantom.—
Jeff Weiss,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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But does Chuck let this phantom haunt him into adulthood?—
Ashley Boucher,
EW.com,
7 June 2025
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“Apparition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparition. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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