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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Money was counted daily, spoken of incessantly, felt in its paucity like a ghost in each room.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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That doesn’t mean the ghosts here aren’t scary.—
Jon Dolan,
Rolling Stone,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There was more spirit, resilience and fight against Roberto De Zerbi’s side than Wolves had displayed in the second half of the 4-0 defeat at West Ham and almost the entirety of the 3-0 reverse at Leeds United.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The yarns of Joe Turner interweave gradually, everyday chit-chat, bargaining, and flirtation interlocking over time with threads of mysticism — both the ghosts of a brutal history and the ancestral spirits that stand protective and defiant like a phalanx of angels with shining swords.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Apr. 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 1 May. 2026.
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