apparitions

noun

plural of apparition
as in spirits
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people an eccentric who claimed to have photographed an apparition in her very own house

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Recent Examples of apparitions Acosta’s bright shapes could be seen as apparitions of a sort. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 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 Those themes are alive here, as the ghosts who visit Depp’s Scrooge are intricate, terrifying apparitions not suitable for the whole family. — Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026 There certainly seem to be apparitions in this music, some presence apart from the four musicians and the throngs of fans, which is intensified by the visceral collision of so many sounds. — Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 27 Apr. 2026 The small museum, which opened last year, covers the creatures, apparitions and mysteries eluding prosaic explanation. — Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026 The museum site has been a paranormal hotbed for decades, with sightings of apparitions, security camera footage capturing items flying off shelves, as well as experiences from staff members and visitors. — Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 Today, the massive complex attracts paranormal investigators who report apparitions, voices, and other unexplained phenomena. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026 The image combines each planet's nightly positions during separate 2025 apparitions, assembled by astrophotographer Petr Horálek, a NOIRLab Audiovisual Ambassador. — Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparitions
  1. spirits
  2. ghosts
  3. shadows
  4. visions
Noun
  • Koval Distillery, Chicago’s first legal post-Prohibition distillery, produces spirits as artful as its bottle designs and Vin312 Winery has grown from its owner’s garage into a full-fledged tasting room.
    — Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 1 July 2026
  • The release continues Tamworth’s tradition of creating spirits inspired by the natural world around its rural New Hampshire home.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of spirits
Noun
  • It could be argued baseball isn't America's pastime any longer, yet there's something poetic and haunting in this beautiful film that explores the sport as well as ghosts of our past.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The savory along the river is teeming with bees, and small white moths light among the ghosts of withered bergamot.
    — Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of ghosts
Noun
  • Dark figures were darting through the shadows—Germans were carrying sacks and pillows to their building.
    — Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Reflections, shadows and motion blur can all reduce detection confidence.
    — Freddy Kuo, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of shadows
Noun
  • And for Rhaenyra, there are different visions of her premiership, one being something that looks a little like her father’s, that of the sort of moderate, kind of peaceful ruler.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 July 2026
  • Ahead of Independence Day, the two figureheads of America’s political parties offered competing visions for the nation’s future, each before symbols of the country’s past.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
Definition of visions

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