variants
or spectre
as in apparition
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
feeling so terrified that every shadow became a specter
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Recent Examples of specter
The movies deal with the specter of obsolescence — but also its happy twin, rebirth.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Now there’s the looming specter of the Fourth of July, the 250th anniversary of America, the first anniversary of his daughter’s death.
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Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
See-through specters haunt the backstage area of the Muppet theater, a Muppet News report warns of man-eating furniture, and Kermit turns the tables on Price during a long talk about acting by sprouting fangs and biting the horror icon’s neck.
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Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
In Sequences, the specter of death looms large, the space between life and death, Michals would suggest wasn’t all the separate but perhaps a never-ending cycle.
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Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Now there’s the looming specter of the Fourth of July, the 250th anniversary of America, the first anniversary of his daughter’s death.
—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
See-through specters haunt the backstage area of the Muppet theater, a Muppet News report warns of man-eating furniture, and Kermit turns the tables on Price during a long talk about acting by sprouting fangs and biting the horror icon’s neck.
—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
In Sequences, the specter of death looms large, the space between life and death, Michals would suggest wasn’t all the separate but perhaps a never-ending cycle.
—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specter
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Reports of strange sounds, apparitions, and unexplained encounters continue to attract visitors.
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Why then, when discussing body image after weight changes, is our culture reaching for the language of vexing apparitions and death?
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There are even whispers of his ghost still haunting the area.
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Co-stars include Aaron Paul and Bryce Dallas Howard in the story of two fraudulent paranormal investigators who are forced to face real ghosts and the lies underpinning their business.
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Thank you for a plethora of news on June 17 that didn’t crush our spirits.
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The appearance represented one of the highest-profile bookings in the festival’s history and fulfilled organizers’ goal of bringing an artist whose work aligned with the spirit of Juneteenth.
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That’s the £312 million phantom.
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Such a designation, evidently, would save agents from wasting time chasing phantoms.
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“Specter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specter. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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