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Recent Examples of poltergeist The vocals are ghastly, like poltergeists speaking from the beyond, trying to convey some hazy message the mortals can’t decipher. Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024 Does a person accept, say, poltergeists, but not extrasensory perception? Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024 The poltergeist feature from director Craig Johnson (The Skeleton Twins) is set to begin streaming via Max on March 13. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Houses have always been haunted, but, whereas poltergeists of yore troubled the suburban idyll of white America, in these shows the scariest spectre is a disappearing profit margin. Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for poltergeist
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Noun
  • His voice is the ghost in the machine, a strangely humane presence amid all the urban-industrial pastoral.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
  • In the epic fifth and final season, Joe Goldberg returns to New York to enjoy his happily ever after… until his perfect life is threatened by the ghosts of his past and his own dark desires.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But Evan Mobley fills those margins with his apparitions of length.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Of the Marian apparitions the Church has confirmed, a remarkable number were received by children or adolescents.
    Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Will the new pope revive a more conservative approach to the church or stay in the modern spirit of Francis? The coming days will tell.
    Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Over time, this becomes a powerful language between you and your spirit.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sony’s 360 Spatial Sound Mapping algorithm, which can create a phantom 5.1.4 system or higher from just four speakers, inspired vivid sonic immersion.
    Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 2 Apr. 2025
  • To combat such phantoms, Georgian Dream has passed new legislation that criminalizes assembly and protest.
    Anastasiya Zavyalova, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Poltergeist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poltergeist. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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