as in spirits
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
the people who once lived here believed that their world was populated by wraiths and witches
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Recent Examples of wraiths
The score by Joseph Bishara is shivery with chorales that moan like wraiths in the wind.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The earliest depictions of slavery were already crawling with the terrible proceedings the Gothic tends to depict, from bloody whippings to family curses to the wrathful wraiths of the slain enslaved.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The earliest depictions of slavery were already crawling with the terrible proceedings the Gothic tends to depict, from bloody whippings to family curses to the wrathful wraiths of the slain enslaved.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wraiths
Noun
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The railroad got cut to maximize walking spaces while the Haunted Mansion was removed out of respect for Chinese cultural sensitivities regarding death and spirits.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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For more than 48 hours, captain Lillian Zulu had been trying to keep her squad's spirits high despite mounting obstacles.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
Noun
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There were, of course, notable differences from the ghosts of 2025 conferences past.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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But that isn’t to say there aren’t still ghosts, monsters, and trickery aplenty in this story of a teen boy and girl fleeing into the Utah mountains to save a pair of horses pegged for slaughter.—
Emma Alpern,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The museum site has been a paranormal hotbed for decades, with sightings of apparitions, security camera footage capturing items flying off shelves, as well as experiences from staff members and visitors.—
Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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There certainly seem to be apparitions in this music, some presence apart from the four musicians and the throngs of fans, which is intensified by the visceral collision of so many sounds.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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Over the course of the next 70 seconds, Mauricio Pochettino’s team put together a 26-pass move from left to right, through defense and attack and left Paraguay’s players chasing shadows.—
James Robson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Light filters through various openings, while shadows pool in unexpected corners.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes.com,
10 June 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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Before him, Fumio Kishida reported seeing no phantoms and sleeping soundly.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Wraiths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wraiths. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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