as in ghost
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 wraith
Indeed, Moore is writing in a treacherous emotional realm here, and her story moves with no more predictability than a wraith.
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Ron Charles, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
Christian Bale, his hairless body wraith-pale and lips blackened like a day-walking Nosferatu, has been handed the villain's mantle this time as Gorr the God Butcher, a vessel of vengeance armed with a death-list for misbehaving deities and an immortal blade called the Necrosword.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 8 July 2022
He’s become a rail-thin, wraith-like presence with lush, mid-back-length gray hair, living a seemingly marginal existence in a cluttered Stockholm apartment.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2021
Diana was capable of transforming herself from galumphing schoolgirl to ice queen, from wraith to Amazon.
—Elaine Showalter, The New Republic, 30 Sep. 2022
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Ron Charles, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
Christian Bale, his hairless body wraith-pale and lips blackened like a day-walking Nosferatu, has been handed the villain's mantle this time as Gorr the God Butcher, a vessel of vengeance armed with a death-list for misbehaving deities and an immortal blade called the Necrosword.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 8 July 2022
He’s become a rail-thin, wraith-like presence with lush, mid-back-length gray hair, living a seemingly marginal existence in a cluttered Stockholm apartment.
—Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2021
Diana was capable of transforming herself from galumphing schoolgirl to ice queen, from wraith to Amazon.
—Elaine Showalter, The New Republic, 30 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wraith
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According to Taiwanese rural folklore, figures spotted in yellow coats in the mountainous forests are not human, but ghosts who seek to lead the living astray.Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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That night, Elizabeth’s ghost possesses Jill to speak to Jack.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 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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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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Gloria and Ruby arrive soon enough, dragging husbands and humdrum lives from elsewhere in Britain, but Joan is the real phantom — no one in the family has seen her for twenty years.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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Mary Holland is joining the cast as Patience, the ghost of an ultra-judgmental Puritan woman abandoned by gay Revolutionary War phantom Isaac (Brandon Scott Jones).Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Wraith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wraith. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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