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as in apparition
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
looked for ghosts in the graveyard on Halloween
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as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
she may be a good endurance runner, but she doesn't stand a ghost of a chance of winning in a sprint
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as in relic
a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished
the down-at-the-heels town house is but a ghost of the neighborhood's former grandeur
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as in demon
an evil spirit
the vengeful ghosts of seamen who were deliberately shipwrecked upon these shores
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Recent Examples of ghost
Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The Piano Lesson: Take away the ghost stuff and focus on the fact that Malcolm Washington’s adaptation of the August Wilson play celebrates and uplifts Black women, the one demographic that pointedly did not swing to the right this year.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Myisha Battle, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
The low murmur of his voice somehow blanketed out the sounds of the market as his fingers ghosted above my hand.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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Noun
At some point in the Netflix special, Carpenter, Brunson and Delevingne will portray the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.
—Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The Piano Lesson: Take away the ghost stuff and focus on the fact that Malcolm Washington’s adaptation of the August Wilson play celebrates and uplifts Black women, the one demographic that pointedly did not swing to the right this year.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
Verb
No wonder ghosting seems like a feature of dating—not a bug.
—Myisha Battle, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
The low murmur of his voice somehow blanketed out the sounds of the market as his fingers ghosted above my hand.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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More than five million visited the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe near the site of her apparition in the days ahead of her feast day in 2023, according to estimates shared by the Associated Press.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
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Marilyn Monroe’s apparition has been seen at the Roosevelt in Hollywood; Civil War soldiers have been spotted at the Marshall House in Savannah, Georgia.Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2024
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Shortly thereafter, Facebook changed its name to Meta and sank $45 billion into its vision of a digital universe that most people just don’t seem to give much of a damn about.Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
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But the rate at which people are ditching cable suggests that carriage fees won’t be worth a tinker’s damn by the time the looming batch of NBA deals expires.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 July 2024
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Remakes and remasters proliferate year after year, some expected like Resident Evil, others long overdue like The Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver, and still others shocking, like the PlayStation 1 era platforming relic Croc: Legend Of The Gobbos.Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
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But Andrew is more symbol than great character — a significant time-capsule relic slightly diminished by the fortunate evolution of human thinking about sexuality and AIDS. 14.Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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The book tells of two children in an unnamed village who decide, against the advice of their parents, to seek out a demon that has taken all the animals away.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
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Based on William Peter Blatty’s novel about a young girl possessed by a demon and the two priests trying to save her, the film became one of the highest-grossing horror films ever.Clayton Davis, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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Their lopsided victories in such states gave Democrats tens of millions of extra votes that padded their nationwide popular vote but did nothing for them in the electoral college — a candidate doesn’t get any extra electoral votes for winning states by large margins.David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Rising home values have padded the net worth of the majority of Americans who already own homes.Samantha Delouya, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
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The luxury stay has 24-hour room and concierge service included in the price, as well as premium spirits and à la carte restaurants.Tess Foley-Cox, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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Caro Holdings intends to expand its marketplace platform to the pet care and spirits industries in the United States and the United Kingdom.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Oldman seems to be having a hoot in the role, too, which has landed him one of the show’s aforementioned Emmy nominations.Brian Grubb, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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Margaret Qualley, as the former A-lister's younger self, also goes for broke in a film that's a disturbing, hilarious and jaw-dropping hoot.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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Nutrient Density: With both regenerative cropping and regenerative grazing there can be measurable differences in the nutrient-density of the food in terms of trace minerals and/or healthy fats.Steven Savage, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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School groups come into Poland, or like our characters, a more random group of people will unite to follow the traces of their ancestors.Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Ghost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghost. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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