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{
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"ghost":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a faint shadowy trace":[
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"a ghost of a smile"
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],
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": a false image in a photographic negative or on a television screen caused especially by reflection":[],
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": a red blood cell that has lost its hemoglobin":[],
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": ghostwrite":[],
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": one who ghostwrites":[],
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": spirit , demon":[],
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": the least bit":[
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"not a ghost of a chance"
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],
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": the seat of life or intelligence : soul":[
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"give up the ghost"
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],
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": to cut off all contact with (someone) abruptly and usually without explanation : to subject (someone, such as a former romantic partner) to ghosting \u2014 see ghosting sense 2":[
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"No one wants to be ghosted , mostly because it sucks to admit that the person you gushed about last week is now pretending you don't exist \u2026",
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"\u2014 Ellen Scott"
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],
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": to haunt like a ghost":[],
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": to move silently like a ghost":[],
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": to sail quietly in light winds":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a house haunted by ghosts",
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"looked for ghosts in the graveyard on Halloween",
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"Verb",
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"She ghosted the mayor's autobiography.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"That same month, that individual allegedly used a ghost gun in a triple shooting that killed one person and injured two others in the Bronx. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
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"The police found 25,390 rounds of ammunition in the house, as well as ghost gun kits for AR-15s; one was already operable. \u2014 Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
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"Responding officers found a 16-year-old ninth grader outside of the school, located in the 7000 block of Adelphi Road, and recovered a Polymer80 ghost gun in the student\u2019s possession, police said. \u2014 Clarence Williams, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"Garner allegedly fired toward the brawl and was armed with a ghost gun, police said. \u2014 Fox News , 9 June 2022",
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"The gun used by Garner was a ghost gun with an extended magazine, according to Pescatore. \u2014 Jordan Freiman, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
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"While detaining the suspect, detectives found a loaded ghost gun \u2014 firearms with no serial number that are often assembled by hand from prepackaged parts \u2014 in his waistband and methamphetamine in his vehicle, police officials said. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
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"But the amounts jumped up to $200 for a working ghost gun, known as unregistered and untraceable firearms that can be made with a 3D printer or assembled at home using a kit. \u2014 Marissa Evansstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2022",
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"Three New Milford High School students, one a juvenile, face charges after a bathroom brawl Tuesday morning led to the discovery of a ghost gun on school property, prompting a lockdown, police said. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"In season 3, Min finally gets to play a living character who interacts with the people around him \u2014 as opposed to ghost Ben, who could really only talk to his medium brother Klaus (Robert Sheehan). \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
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"Hopefully, the aliens don't ghost us this time around. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 6 May 2022",
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"These friends, finally, were wrong to ghost you instead of having the courage to approach your wife, kindly and discreetly. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Your initial instinct for ending a casual relationship might be to ghost them. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"Janine Ilsley, an integrative therapist and licensed master social worker, says people ghost for a variety of reasons. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 5 Feb. 2022",
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"That launch event is currently scheduled for February 8, assuming Samsung doesn't ghost everyone again. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 11 Jan. 2022",
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"The pandemic gave rise to ghost kitchens, the poetic name for restaurants that exist only for takeout and delivery. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Dec. 2021",
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"To help ghost hunters achieve their goals, Travelocity shared seven of its most haunted U.S. hotels with Travel + Leisure. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 19 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English gost, gast , from Old English g\u0101st ; akin to Old High German geist spirit, Sanskrit he\u1e0da anger":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u014dst"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"apparition",
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"bogey",
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"bogie",
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"bogy",
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"familiar spirit",
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"hant",
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"haunt",
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"materialization",
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"phantasm",
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"fantasm",
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"phantom",
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"poltergeist",
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"shade",
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"shadow",
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"specter",
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"spectre",
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"spirit",
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"spook",
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"sprite",
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"vision",
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"visitant",
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"wraith"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014258",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ghost/shadow of one's former self":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a much weaker and frailer person than one formerly was":[
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"He was a mere ghost/shadow of his former self after the illness."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182551",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"ghoul":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a legendary evil being that robs graves and feeds on corpses":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"in Arabic folklore, ghouls could change their shapes but had one unchanging feature: donkey's hooves for feet",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Pair with a ghoul ash or penne pasta and fried veggies. \u2014 Tom Mullen, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
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"Christina Ricci \u2014 who was basically the It Girl of vintage ghoul movies as a kid \u2014 stars as Kathleen Harvey, the daughter of ghost therapist Dr. James Harvey. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 17 May 2022",
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"Descartes\u2019s vision of the self as an immaterial ghost inside a biological machine has long been out of fashion, Ms. Arikha notes, but his ghoul still haunts our thinking. \u2014 Julian Baggini, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
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"Steve Appleford interviewed front- ghoul Tobias Forge, a.k.a. Papa Emeritus IV, for The Times. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Its page was topped with the image of a child ghoul , her eyes ringed in black, a mud-encrusted finger pressed to her lips. \u2014 Elizabeth Williamson, Wired , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Vladimir Putin, for instance, can be an imperialist ghoul who started a 170,000-troop pissing contest along Russia and its allies\u2019 borders with Ukraine. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Cut to Rudd officiating a wedding between Rogen and Janet, the ghoul , who levitates during the hora. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Jan. 2022",
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"Trailers for the eight-episode series suggest a monster horror show, but the slow-building, addictive hour-long drama is smarter than your average ghoul fest. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Arabic gh\u016bl":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u00fcl"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cacodemon",
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"demon",
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"daemon",
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"devil",
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"fiend",
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"ghost",
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"ghoulie",
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"imp",
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"shaitan"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220531",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ghoulie":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": ghoul sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a tale of a decrepit mansion haunted by a gallery of ghoulies",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Ghosties and ghoulies and Stephen King beasties: TV has become a hellscape of our literal and metaphorical fears. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 27 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u00fc-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cacodemon",
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"demon",
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"daemon",
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"devil",
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"fiend",
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"ghost",
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"ghoul",
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"imp",
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"shaitan"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042135",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ghoulish":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": relating to, dealing with, or morbidly delighting in things considered shocking or gruesome":[
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"ghoulish thoughts",
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"ghoulish humor",
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"\u2026 the grieving family asked for his help in a rather ghoulish affair.",
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"\u2014 Behn Cervantes",
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"\u2026 his photographs present the aftermath of battles somewhat in the manner of ghoulish still lifes \u2026",
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"\u2014 Naomi Rosenblum",
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"Annie was a fine, strapping girl, and was evidently labouring under intense excitement, mingled with a certain ghoulish enjoyment of the tragedy.",
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"\u2014 Agatha Christie",
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"\u2026 he offers the reader a deliciously ghoulish potted history of absurd burial techniques.",
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"\u2014 Lawrence Osborne"
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],
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": resembling, suggesting, or appropriate to a ghoul":[
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"a ghoulish appearance",
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"I knew not at what moment I might plunge headlong into some terrible pit or meet with some of the ghoulish creatures that inhabit these lower worlds \u2026",
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"\u2014 Edgar Rice Burroughs",
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"Many of their sculptures depict the ghoulish spirits \u2026 and their paternal leader, Baron Samedi, the lord of death, decay and grotesque eroticism.",
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"\u2014 Holland Cotter"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u00fc-lish"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134044",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ghost pepper":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small, extremely hot chili pepper of southern Asia that is a hybrid between two species ( Capsicum chinensis and Capsicum frutescens )":[
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"\u2026 the aforementioned potstickers come with a lethal house-made sauce of habaneros and ghost peppers (I managed one tiny spoonful before my tongue went numb).",
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"\u2014 Phil Vettel",
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"Ghost pepper , a name for the bhut jolokia grown mainly in northeast India, is so powerful that the Indian military announced earlier this year that it was going to \"weaponize\" the peppers for hand grenades.",
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"\u2014 Florence Fabricant"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"translation of a presumed Assamese compound noun bh\u00fct-zolokiya":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"2008, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144455"
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},
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"ghost plant":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": indian pipe":[],
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": a tumbleweed ( Amaranthus graecizans )":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162320"
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},
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"ghostology":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": ghostlore":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"g\u014d\u02c8st\u00e4l\u0259j\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"ghost entry 1 + -o- + -logy":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200814"
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},
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"ghost of a chance":{
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"type":[
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"noun phrase"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any chance at all":[
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"He doesn't have/stand a ghost of a chance of winning."
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215320"
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},
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"ghost kitchen":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a commercial cooking facility used for the preparation of food consumed off the premises":[
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"Ghost kitchens host food establishments, usually fast-casual, that make meals that can be purchased exclusively with a delivery app \u2026",
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"\u2014 Jonah Engel Bromwich",
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"Ghost kitchens , which have no storefronts or dining rooms, are the hottest thing going during the pandemic. Some are all-new kitchens created to house multiple companies. Others \u2026 are new brands added to existing restaurants that seek additional business.",
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"\u2014 Michael Klein",
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"This is what [Eric] Greenspan did with his own ghost kitchen brands\u2014multiple cuisine styles made from the same basic supplies, all from a single location.",
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"\u2014 RoamingHunger.com"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"2015, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222637"
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},
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"ghost moth":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a moth of the family Hepialidae most American members of which are crepuscular":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"so called from the white color of the male and its habit of hovering in flight":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005534"
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},
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"ghostlore":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lore dealing with ghosts":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005910"
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},
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"ghosts":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the seat of life or intelligence : soul":[
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"give up the ghost"
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],
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": spirit , demon":[],
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": a faint shadowy trace":[
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"a ghost of a smile"
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],
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": the least bit":[
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"not a ghost of a chance"
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],
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": a false image in a photographic negative or on a television screen caused especially by reflection":[],
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": one who ghostwrites":[],
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": a red blood cell that has lost its hemoglobin":[],
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": to haunt like a ghost":[],
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": ghostwrite":[],
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": to cut off all contact with (someone) abruptly and usually without explanation : to subject (someone, such as a former romantic partner) to ghosting \u2014 see ghosting sense 2":[
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"No one wants to be ghosted , mostly because it sucks to admit that the person you gushed about last week is now pretending you don't exist \u2026",
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"\u2014 Ellen Scott"
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],
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": to move silently like a ghost":[],
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": to sail quietly in light winds":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u014dst"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"apparition",
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"bogey",
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"bogie",
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"bogy",
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"familiar spirit",
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"hant",
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"haunt",
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"materialization",
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"phantasm",
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"fantasm",
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"phantom",
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"poltergeist",
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"shade",
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"shadow",
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"specter",
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"spectre",
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"spirit",
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"spook",
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"sprite",
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"vision",
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"visitant",
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"wraith"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a house haunted by ghosts",
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"looked for ghosts in the graveyard on Halloween",
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"Verb",
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"She ghosted the mayor's autobiography.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"That same month, that individual allegedly used a ghost gun in a triple shooting that killed one person and injured two others in the Bronx. \u2014 Aaron Katersky, ABC News , 29 June 2022",
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"The police found 25,390 rounds of ammunition in the house, as well as ghost gun kits for AR-15s; one was already operable. \u2014 Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
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"Responding officers found a 16-year-old ninth grader outside of the school, located in the 7000 block of Adelphi Road, and recovered a Polymer80 ghost gun in the student\u2019s possession, police said. \u2014 Clarence Williams, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"Garner allegedly fired toward the brawl and was armed with a ghost gun, police said. \u2014 Fox News , 9 June 2022",
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"The gun used by Garner was a ghost gun with an extended magazine, according to Pescatore. \u2014 Jordan Freiman, CBS News , 7 June 2022",
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"While detaining the suspect, detectives found a loaded ghost gun \u2014 firearms with no serial number that are often assembled by hand from prepackaged parts \u2014 in his waistband and methamphetamine in his vehicle, police officials said. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 May 2022",
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"But the amounts jumped up to $200 for a working ghost gun, known as unregistered and untraceable firearms that can be made with a 3D printer or assembled at home using a kit. \u2014 Marissa Evansstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 8 May 2022",
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"Three New Milford High School students, one a juvenile, face charges after a bathroom brawl Tuesday morning led to the discovery of a ghost gun on school property, prompting a lockdown, police said. \u2014 Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"In season 3, Min finally gets to play a living character who interacts with the people around him \u2014 as opposed to ghost Ben, who could really only talk to his medium brother Klaus (Robert Sheehan). \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
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"Hopefully, the aliens don't ghost us this time around. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 6 May 2022",
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"These friends, finally, were wrong to ghost you instead of having the courage to approach your wife, kindly and discreetly. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Your initial instinct for ending a casual relationship might be to ghost them. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"Janine Ilsley, an integrative therapist and licensed master social worker, says people ghost for a variety of reasons. \u2014 Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY , 5 Feb. 2022",
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"That launch event is currently scheduled for February 8, assuming Samsung doesn't ghost everyone again. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 11 Jan. 2022",
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"The pandemic gave rise to ghost kitchens, the poetic name for restaurants that exist only for takeout and delivery. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Dec. 2021",
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"To help ghost hunters achieve their goals, Travelocity shared seven of its most haunted U.S. hotels with Travel + Leisure. \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 19 Oct. 2021"
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"Middle English gost, gast , from Old English g\u0101st ; akin to Old High German geist spirit, Sanskrit he\u1e0da anger":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030456"
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"ghorkhar":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a wild ass of northwestern India believed to be identical with the onager":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u022fr\u02cck\u00e4r"
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"Persian":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064630"
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": a once-flourishing town wholly or nearly deserted usually as a result of the exhaustion of some natural resource":[]
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"examples":[
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"After all the gold was mined, the place became a ghost town .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The nearby city of Kramatorsk, which held 150,000 inhabitants before the war, is a ghost town . \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
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"By the 1970s, Luckenbach was little more than a ghost town with just a handful of residents. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 18 June 2022",
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"But last year Lone Mountain Land Company bought the ranch; the old western ghost town can no longer be visited, even as an empty stage set. \u2014 Antonia Hitchens, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
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"If advertisers found out the place was, in fact, a ghost town full of fake profiles\u2014fake people\u2014they\u2019d probably be less inclined to pay for ads there. \u2014 Abram Brown, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
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"There's dune hiking, a lighthouse, a wagon tour to view a shipwreck and even a ghost town . \u2014 Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer , 1 June 2022",
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"What was once one of the most beautiful and thriving capitals in Europe has been transformed over weeks of Russian aggression into an eerie ghost town . \u2014 Michael Bociurkiw, CNN , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Las Vegas was like a ghost town last week, with restaurants and grocery stores closed, schools closed or pivoting to remote-only options, and the tourist district empty but for resting firefighters. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 8 May 2022",
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"Las Vegas was like a ghost town earlier in the week, with restaurants and grocery stores closed, schools closed or pivoting to remote-only options, and the tourist district empty but for resting firefighters. \u2014 CBS News , 7 May 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
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"ghost story":{
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": a tale based on imagination rather than fact":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"What sounds like a plot perfect for the silver screen unfolds in a daily issue of the Indianapolis Star \u2014 a ghost story that comes with receipts. \u2014 Lisa Bubert, Longreads , 15 June 2022",
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"The Dungarvon Whooper is a local ghost story about a 19th-century cook named Ryan who was robbed and murdered at a lumber camp near the Dungarvon River. \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 12 May 2022",
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"For centuries, tales of lingering dead spirits have spooked, thrilled and terrorized us \u2014 from your typical ghost story whispered around a campfire to mythical folklore passed down from generation to generation. \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
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"Mitchell Simkovsky\u2019s lighting and John Fredette\u2019s sound combine to bring spookiness to this theatrical ghost story . \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 31 May 2022",
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"What's more terrifying than a ghost story inspired by true events? \u2014 Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping , 23 May 2022",
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"In this eerie ghost story , a woman befriends a medium in order to connect with the spirit of her beloved grandmother. \u2014 Christopher Wallenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
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"After winning a Pulitzer Prize for last year's The Night Watchman, inspired by the life of her grandfather, Louise Erdrich releases a follow-up that's as timely as it is unexpected: a pandemic ghost story . \u2014 Mary Sollosi, EW.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"The show is described as a ghost story that explores loss, grief, and death through the lens of Edwin Payne and Charles Rowland, two dead British teenagers, and their very alive friend, Crystal Palace. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 14 Apr. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071249"
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},
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"ghost gun":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a gun that lacks a serial number by which it can be identified and that is typically assembled by the user (as from purchased or homemade components)":[
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"Ghost guns , cobbled together with various parts often purchased separately, are popular among hobbyists and firearms enthusiasts.",
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"\u2014 St. Louis Post-Dispatch",
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"The issue centers on so-called ghost guns , which consist of untraceable parts that can be ordered online and then, with a little finishing work, assembled into a working firearm.",
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"\u2014 Los Angeles Times",
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"Even so, they haven't been outlawed; buying or selling a ghost gun is illegal, but making one remains kosher under US gun control laws.",
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"\u2014 Andy Greenberg"
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]
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"first_known_use":{
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"2012, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071513"
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},
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"ghostly":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a ghost : spectral":[]
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"\u02c8g\u014dst-l\u0113"
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"examples":[
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"A ghostly figure appears in the house at night.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Their newest sconce evokes a ghostly hand holding a torch. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
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"Brooks, whose facial and vocal patterns strikingly resemble those of his famous movie-star sibling, provides a ghostly analog to his brother\u2019s artistic boldness and integrity. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 22 June 2022",
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"Onoda is discovered shortly afterward by a Japanese explorer who views the missing soldier as akin to the abominable snowman, his ghostly half-sightings being featured regularly in the Japanese press. \u2014 Ryu Spaeth, The New Republic , 2 June 2022",
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"Oh, and the ghostly version of Benji who shows up on her doorstep. \u2014 Mary Cadden, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
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"In its first two books especially, much of what propels the reader through Trust is the simple, suspenseful question of whether these disparate parts, with their ghostly echoes, will unveil a whole at all. \u2014 Jonathan Dee, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
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"There\u2019s the ghostly presence of Sportcoat\u2019s dead wife, who drowned in the harbor but still has plenty to say to her boozehound husband. \u2014 The Atlantic , 16 May 2022",
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"But Baffert, the most successful trainer in the history of the Triple Crown series, will be more than a ghostly presence around this year\u2019s Derby. \u2014 Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun , 5 May 2022",
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"Toshinsky overdubbed razor-like slide guitar at a later date, and ERNEST and Jelly Roll aced the ghostly foundation with a series of low vocal notes. \u2014 Tom Roland, Billboard , 3 May 2022"
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": a pale yellowish crab ( Ocypode albicans ) common on sandy beaches from Rhode Island to Brazil":[]
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"so called from its color":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100544"
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},
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"ghostily":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": in a manner resembling or suggestive of a ghost":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-t\u0259\u0307l\u0113"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104347"
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"Ghost Dance":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a group dance of a late 19th century American Indian messianic cult believed to promote the return of the dead and the restoration of traditional ways of life":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110934"
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"ghosting":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": the act or practice of abruptly cutting off all contact with someone (such as a former romantic partner) usually without explanation by no longer accepting or responding to phone calls, instant messages, etc.":[
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"Romeo one minute, where'd he go the next? Ghosting is when you go poof and literally disappear out of someone's life without a word or explanation.",
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"\u2014 Samantha Burns",
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"\"It's the fear of missing out on the thing, or person, that is coming next. \u2026 It may be a little mean, but we're dating; it's not like we're in a relationship,\" said one anonymous online dater in defense of ghosting .",
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"\u2014 Chelsea Frisbie"
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],
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"\u2014 see also ghost entry 2 sense 3":[
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"Romeo one minute, where'd he go the next? Ghosting is when you go poof and literally disappear out of someone's life without a word or explanation.",
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"\u2014 Samantha Burns",
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"\"It's the fear of missing out on the thing, or person, that is coming next. \u2026 It may be a little mean, but we're dating; it's not like we're in a relationship,\" said one anonymous online dater in defense of ghosting .",
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"\u2014 Chelsea Frisbie"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8g\u014d-sti\u014b"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Wayne says: Modern dating is straight-up crazy with its hook-ups and letdowns, ghosting and gaslighting, obsessing over apps and playing the field. \u2014 Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 26 June 2022",
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"Watch out for friends bailing, dates ghosting , or plans suddenly changing on this full moon. \u2014 Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Indeed, ghosting is evident across every stage of the hiring process, from no-shows for interviews and on first days to, at its most extreme, disappearing acts during the interview itself. \u2014 David Morel, Forbes , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
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"By 2015, Amanda realised that ghosting was becoming a habit, now in her romantic relationships. \u2014 refinery29.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
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"He was accused of all sorts of misdeeds, including ghosting , love-bombing, and sending unsolicited explicit photos. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Everything is crisp, clean and smooth, with practically no ghosting , blurring or artifacts, which is largely due to the excellent response time. \u2014 Mitch Wallace, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021",
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"Managers hiring for tech (48%) and administrative and customer support (42%) roles were most likely to report an increase in ghosting , the report found. \u2014 Sheryl Estrada, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"Plus, money & tech reporter Terry Collins talks about the burden of inflation, columnist Sara Kububric considers how to get over ghosting , a NASA space telescope reaches its final destination and tax season begins. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 24 Jan. 2022"
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"1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124156"
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"definitions":{
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": a disease of the tomato characterized by small whitish rings on the fruit surface":[]
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"former ranch and present-day desert retreat center located within a national forest in northern New Mexico":[]
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": any of various crustaceans similar to the ghost shrimp":[]
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