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 second planet from the sun was the beginning of a new apparition — a period when a planet is visible in the night sky — that will last for the remainder of 2025.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The series, originally from Monumental Television for the BBC in the UK, follows a young couple inherit a huge castle, only to find one of them can communicate with the various apparitions from history who already live there.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 June 2025
The listing appeared suddenly, like an apparition from the era when Yoshi’s reigned as the Bay Area’s premiere jazz venue.
—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
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The series, originally from Monumental Television for the BBC in the UK, follows a young couple inherit a huge castle, only to find one of them can communicate with the various apparitions from history who already live there.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 June 2025
The listing appeared suddenly, like an apparition from the era when Yoshi’s reigned as the Bay Area’s premiere jazz venue.
—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
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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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Although modern historians still debate the exact details of his role, Craig’s life story captures the entrepreneurial spirit, religious fervor, and frontier innovation that shaped early America and led to the creation of one of the world’s finest spirits.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Rubin hopes to tally these same sorts of deep-space particles, the kind that all of Earth is constantly microdosing, phantom starlight from the farthest reaches of the universe.—
Michael Jones McKean,
The Atlantic,
23 June 2025
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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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“Apparition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparition. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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