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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghosting
Verb
  • From his earliest days as an agent, Meredith proudly flouted industry convention while inflating his own reputation and padding his bank account.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Without any workplace oversight, the baristas did the obvious, padding their breaks by ten, fifteen, twenty minutes.
    Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • For another easy-to-care-for choice that relishes sunlight, look to creeping juniper and its beautifully hazy blue-green leaves.
    Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026
  • That dingy look creeping across the screens and settling on every surface?
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The flotilla boats are currently edging along the south coast of Crete.
    Frank Andrews, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • While Mississippi State is coming off a sweep of LSU and has won eight straight games, Texas had to come from behind to beat Sam Houston after narrowly edging Vanderbilt two out of three games.
    Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2026

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“Ghosting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghosting. Accessed 8 May. 2026.

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