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
Acosta’s bright shapes could be seen as apparitions of a sort.
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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
The small museum, which opened last year, covers the creatures, apparitions and mysteries eluding prosaic explanation.
—Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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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
The small museum, which opened last year, covers the creatures, apparitions and mysteries eluding prosaic explanation.
—Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparition
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The game went to extras after the Red Sox couldn’t score in the bottom of the ninth, but after Garrett Whitlock sent the Tigers down 1-2-3 in the top of the 10th, Boston only needed a base hit with the game-winning ghost runner starting the inning at second base.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Those themes are alive here, as the ghosts who visit Depp’s Scrooge are intricate, terrifying apparitions not suitable for the whole family.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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The days of the secluded mathematician chalking up a blackboard have largely given way to a collaborative spirit as math has become increasingly technical.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Customized services from the building’s concierge available to all include events such as wine and spirits tastings that will bring neighbors together.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2026
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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 24 Apr. 2026.
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