GIVE UP THE GHOST Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

give up the ghost

phrase

Definition of give up the ghost

as in die

to stop living Her estranged sister gave up the ghost years ago.

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buy it

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Shoppable fashion streams collapse that discovery-to-purchase journey into a single experience, letting viewers watch a product get demonstrated and buy it without leaving the stream.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
One rationale was that Michigan quarterback Dennis Franklin broke his collarbone late in the Ohio State game, but Schembechler didn’t buy it.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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give up the ghost

give up (to)

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