ghosting

Definition of ghostingnext
present participle of ghost

Example Sentences

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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 See All Example Sentences for ghosting
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Verb
  • Perhaps this isn’t new—Star Wars has been taking small moments from the original trilogy and padding them out for decades now—almost everything seen on screen in those first three films has been resurrected, fleshed out with backstories and unnecessary details.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • The stock closed at a record high of $237 — padding out year-to-date gains to 117%.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • Best Prime Day Matching Sets for Summer Summer temperatures are already creeping in, serving as a friendly reminder that pants aren’t always a fit for June.
    Annie Blackman, InStyle, 22 June 2026
  • Humidity starts creeping back up on Thursday.
    Cutter Martin, CBS News, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Payload is up to a quite respectable Ford Maverick-edging 1,550 lb (703 kg), and towing capacity doubles from initial projections to 2,000 lb (907 kg).
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 June 2026
  • How to Plant a Living Garden Border Converting your garden edging into a living border is relatively straightforward.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 19 June 2026

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“Ghosting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghosting. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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