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 specter of inflation continues to haunt consumers as the Iran war keeps fuel prices high.
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 27 May 2026
This now raises the specter of Jackson being asked to pass judgment on the proposal from one of their competitors, who actually won the contract.
—Jim Defede, CBS News, 24 May 2026
But mass adoption of the technology has sparked some concern over the specter of a privatized surveillance state and the commercialization of sensitive personal information.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
Michael is still raking in millions of dollars day by day at the box office, but the specter of what the movie might have been still hangs over its head.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 May 2026
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 27 May 2026
This now raises the specter of Jackson being asked to pass judgment on the proposal from one of their competitors, who actually won the contract.
—Jim Defede, CBS News, 24 May 2026
But mass adoption of the technology has sparked some concern over the specter of a privatized surveillance state and the commercialization of sensitive personal information.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
Michael is still raking in millions of dollars day by day at the box office, but the specter of what the movie might have been still hangs over its head.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for specter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specter
Noun
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That late-game run––forty-four points to the Cavs’ eleven––was as soul-crushing to Cleveland as the apparition of Willis Reed, hobbling to center court, had been to the Lakers fifty-six years ago.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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The book is a poetry collection structured in three acts with seven players, each assigned a color of the rainbow and an apparition’s name, each of whom needs an audience to fully exist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The ghost called Sidhangana, who acts as chorus, is the rainbow.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The series was an anthology hosted by the titular Frankelda, the ghost of an aspiring horror writer, who told stories about children encountering the paranormal.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
28 May 2026
Noun
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This new rye whiskey started its life in Illinois, specifically at Chicago craft distillery Koval, which makes some very… interesting spirits (the Koopers trained there as distillers).—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
31 May 2026
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As creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, Williams is an organic partner for Moët & Chandon, which belongs to the wines and spirits division of luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
31 May 2026
Noun
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That’s the £312 million phantom.—
Maman Ibrahim,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Such a designation, evidently, would save agents from wasting time chasing phantoms.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Specter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specter. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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