GHOSTED Synonyms: 21 Similar Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

ghosted

verb

past tense of ghost

as in padded

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Some of the contracts appear to have been padded to pay bribes to Diamantis.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
Sanoja padded Miami’s lead with a two-run homer off reliever Colin Rea in the seventh.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of padded

Verb

However, layoffs remain low, with the latest data showing that first-time claims for unemployment insurance edged down to 197,000 last week.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, Hurricane Nolo could still bring torrential rain to parts of Hawaii even as the storm edged away from the state.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

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