ghosting

verb

Definition of ghostingnext
present participle of ghost
as in padding

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Recent Examples of ghosting The more often people talk about ghosting, the more people seem to ghost. — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghosting
  1. padding
  2. creeping
  3. edging
Verb
  • Financial advisers aren't just dispensing help on investments and padding a nest egg anymore.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • Summer footwear is everything, whether you’re headed to the pool, running errands, or just padding around the house.
    — Sarah Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
Definition of padding
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  • The surge in short interest coincides with a decidedly bearish sentiment creeping into what had been a relentlessly bullish AI trade.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Cameron doesn't waste a second of that time, however, establishing characters (see above), introducing Newt, showing off the geography of the Hadley's Hope terraforming base, and building a creeping sense of dread.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of creeping
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  • Football won that day, with Spain edging it in extra time via the game’s only goal, and the same happened here.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The pair split the first two reps of the best-of-three final, but Wilson was awarded the win by edging past Sonnenberg with an inside move on the final rep.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026
Definition of edging

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“Ghosting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghosting. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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