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specter

noun

ˈspek-tər

variants or spectre

Definition of specter

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 Civil libertarians say the use of this tracking data raises the specter of mass surveillance on innocent people. — Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 The specter of an offer sheet from whichever team may act as a pressure point in terms of deciding the best course of action for Dallas before Wednesday’s opening of free agency. — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 26 June 2026 The Legislature’s independent fiscal analysts have also raised concerns that the state’s books remain vulnerable to the specter of a deep drop-off in the stock market. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 That specter serves as negotiating leverage for both the league and the MLB Players Association. — Cody Stavenhagen, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for specter

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Noun

Reports of strange sounds, apparitions, and unexplained encounters continue to attract visitors.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
Why then, when discussing body image after weight changes, is our culture reaching for the language of vexing apparitions and death?

— Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

Definition of apparition

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The same applies to the Lake of Tears, which seemed really important when Jim’s ghost showed up to tell Ethan to find it.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
The English have to contend with not only the ghost of Maradona’s two goals, but also the altitude in Mexico City, which is about 7,350 feet above sea level.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of ghost

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If American music in 1976 represented a collective, inquisitive, inventive American spirit of discovery, the semiquincentennial in the age of social media has become more about the individual identity.

— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
The spirit of a '90s summer vacation is alive and well in tropics-print caftans like this fresh-off-the-runway one from SHAN's SS27 Collection.

— Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 2 July 2026

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