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Adjective
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The marker ink had soaked into the wood floor and preserved the ghostly image of a skirted shadow-girl.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025 -
This cute figurine comes in three different styles: one sweet ceramic ghost holding a bat, another ghost holding a pink pumpkin, and the third, in a witch's hat, walking a ghostly dog on a leash.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Smoother portions of the image, like the person’s cheek or forehead, have low spectral frequencies.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 Aug. 2025
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Figures stretch, thin out, and dissolve into space, simultaneously monumental and spectral.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Since no distributions are paid in a Zero-Coupon DST, an investor may need to pay out-of-pocket for any taxes owed on this phantom income.—
Fred Hubler,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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But Wildcat Dome is a novel that teems with ghosts and phantom voices, and also uses its highly symbolic characters to navigate a critical period in the history of a nation.—
Book Marks
August 1,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Ghostlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghostlike. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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