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as in soul
an immaterial force within a human being thought to give the body life, energy, and power
the theological and philosophical belief that the spirit is superior to the body
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2
as in mode
a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion
had been in a combative spirit all week
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as in ghost
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
Hamlet's late father appears to him in the form of a spirit and with the revelation that he was in fact murdered
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as in liquor
spirits plural
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
a hotel bar that's well stocked with spirits
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Recent Examples of spirit
Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
While the current version of Boulevardia is coming to a close, we are thrilled to continue celebrating all things Boulevard in Kansas City this summer and beyond, and the door remains open for different, exciting experiences in the spirit of Boulevardia in the future.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Jake Allen, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Adults deserve Halloween treats too, and Ina Garten's festive cocktail is as stylish as it is spirited.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Notably, season 2 concludes with the Shibuya Incident, an event that left Tokyo in ruins and resulted in cursed spirits killing civilians across the city, according to Crunchyroll.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
While the current version of Boulevardia is coming to a close, we are thrilled to continue celebrating all things Boulevard in Kansas City this summer and beyond, and the door remains open for different, exciting experiences in the spirit of Boulevardia in the future.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
Residents, businesses and fans are invited to show their team spirit through generosity.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Adults deserve Halloween treats too, and Ina Garten's festive cocktail is as stylish as it is spirited.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spirit
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Despite the snappy interiors, replete with a mural, crimson paint and a wall of soaring floor-to-ceiling windows (ideal for people watching while adding heaps of natural light to the space), the soul of Tacos Los Cholos remains untouched.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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Designers and clients agree 'soul' is the most important home trend of the year.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2026
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The foldable steering wheel is designed to operate in two modes.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Apparently realizing that launching feuds with other female celebrities could be bad for her burgeoning beauty-products brand, Tisdale immediately jumped into damage control mode Tuesday and had her rep insist to TMZ that her essay was not about Duff, Moore or Trainor.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The ghosts of a 37-0 shutout to Iowa less than a month ago still lingered — the boos that faded into silence, the homecoming crowd that emptied before the fourth quarter, the scoreboard stuck on humiliation.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Pacino stars as the enigmatic titular figure, described as part muse, part ghost of cinema past.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Last year, multiple locations were seized by the Kansas Department of Revenue for thousands of dollars in unpaid sales and liquor taxes.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Aldermen legalized video gambling machines in neighborhood establishments, restructured liquor taxes to bring in more revenue, cleared the way for advertising on downtown bridges and more.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Pennsylvania authorities revealed Tuesday that surveillance video captured a brazen Lululemon smash-and-grab, with two masked individuals using a sledgehammer to carry out the overnight break-in.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Iran woke up over the weekend to dramatic scenes of US forces landing in the Venezuelan capital Caracas to capture Tehran’s ally President Nicolas Maduro and move him to the US in a brazen nighttime operation that saw the president and his wife get dragged out of their bedroom.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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In this poetry collection, Vilariño strips poetry to its essence—distilling love, loss, and the inexorable passage of time into spare yet searing verses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Stripped to their symbolic essence, the erotics of Frankenstein are about the body as meat, electrified by carnal pleasure and unencumbered by the soul.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
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Many designs now incorporate nighttime-specific lighting, plus mood lighting.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The score, a nondescript pop-synth mood (feat.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sam slips back into her addiction and as her alcoholism worsens, so do the visions and apparitions that seem to be haunting the forest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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One of the most stunning exhibitions of the year put the spotlight on Our Lady of Guadalupe, which has a long history dating back to 1531, tied to four apparitions of the Virgin Mary to a peasant in Mexico.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Spirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirit. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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