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Adjective
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Modern science tends to see consciousness as arising from neural activity, like ghostly software conjured through the brain’s material hardware.—
Conor Feehly,
Big Think,
10 Mar. 2026 -
This was a time of communal seances, Ouija boards, and ghostly communication—ghost writing, in the literal sense.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This is spectral accountability in miniature.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Mar. 2026
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Still, the Kramers have found that a little spectral marketing doesn’t hurt.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Then there's SpongeBob SquarePants, whose latest movie finds the iconic character venturing to the creepy Underworld with a dastardly phantom pirate.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Through the striking comparison of yesterday’s expectations and the mundane reality of those who were born and raised in the shadow of a phantom project, Rosario Minervini performs a dissection of clinical precision of the delays that have weighed down Italy’s collective psyche over time.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Ghostlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghostlike. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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