variants
or spectre
as in haunt
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
With glowing eyes, a chilling Vincent Price-style voice (delivering deliciously cheesy dialogue), and four points of ghostly animatronic movement, this bony specter is every bit the haunted showstopper.
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PC Magazine, 16 Sep. 2025
In the footage, Geralt approaches the domain of a wraith and battles the skeletal specter, culminating in a heart-ripping moment.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
The specter of McTavish’s potential absence looms as Joel Quenneville returns to the NHL head coaching fraternity.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Few public or private spaces seem to be safe from the specter of a mass shooter.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for specter
Noun
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Jude Law plays Jake Friedken, the owner of fictional buzzy downtown haunt, The Black Rabbit.—
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Fear Farm has called Glendale home for many years but has made the move to Scottsdale and with the new move comes new haunts for the 2025 season.—
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Ezra is a doula who can see ghosts, and Jonathan is a widower mourning his late husband, Ben, who Ezra can inexplicably both see and hear, even though that definitely breaks ghost rules.—
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But why did skeletons, witches and ghosts start popping up as fireworks faded away?—
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Goodman’s 43% shadow strike rate ranks 17th in the majors.—
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Glitter’s dusty shadow, fading into the lower part of the brow bone, brought out the moody hue on the lips.—
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The first teaser shows Hemsworth’s Geralt, who looks very similar to Cavill’s version, vanquish a ghostly wraith.—
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In the footage, Geralt approaches the domain of a wraith and battles the skeletal specter, culminating in a heart-ripping moment.—
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Future Antarctic and radio-neutrino arrays will decide if ANITA glimpsed a phantom or a frontier.—
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Because contemporary phantoms of Richard Mille, Patek Philippe, and Rolex are expertly constructed to entice even the most discerning eye, provenance is crucial.—
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Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield are iconic characters that are wonderfully resurrected in this remake, the spooks are top notch, and the whole thing looks, sounds, and plays unbelievably.—
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However, her tragic demise spooks and haunts Jen, since her death is incredibly horrible and sad, rocking the whole Capesode community.—
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Forced to participate in increasingly macabre rituals and tests, Giacomo is consumed by the sinister — as apparitions, ghosts and deadly rumors start to accumulate.—
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Central Staircase An eerie apparition of Mary Worth will appear at the top of the staircase.—
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“Specter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specter. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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