as in imaginary
not real and existing only in the imagination
the company claimed that the only hazards involving its product were the phantom dangers created by consumer groups
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as in ghost
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
Halloween is supposed to be a time when phantoms return to walk among us
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Recent Examples of phantom
Quanta Magazine,
22 June 2026
The device can capture clean using two dedicated XLR inputs that have high-gain preamps and 48V phantom power.
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Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Chen Yuhong,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
The Neihardts assumed the phantom sounds came from Mona.
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Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The appearance of phantom behavior is basically the result of bookkeeping, said David Andriot, a physicist at CNRS, the French National Center for Scientific Research.
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Quanta Magazine,
22 June 2026
The device can capture clean using two dedicated XLR inputs that have high-gain preamps and 48V phantom power.
—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Noun
Old Town The belltower looms like a phantom.
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Chen Yuhong,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
The Neihardts assumed the phantom sounds came from Mona.
—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phantom
Adjective
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In an age of visual and underground detection, why am I delayed at a traffic signal waiting for an imaginary vehicle to enter the intersection?
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This was long before the days of mo-cap or green screens, and acting with imaginary scene partners was far from the norm.
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There are legends of ghost sightings and spooky happenings on the dirt road, like the woman who reportedly wanders it in the dark, crying out for her children.
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The ghosts of 1982 Austrian coach Ralf Rangnick was asked multiple times at a news conference Friday outside of Arrowhead Stadium about that shocking game at the 1982 World Cup.
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The book traces the fictitious Yeoman family’s evolution over generations from self-sufficient homesteaders to participants in global markets.
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Hosting its usual presentation at its headquarters, located a stone’s throw from San Babila square, the brand installed video walls that broadcast a fictitious runway show created with the help of AI.
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Reports of strange sounds, apparitions, and unexplained encounters continue to attract visitors.
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Why then, when discussing body image after weight changes, is our culture reaching for the language of vexing apparitions and death?
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Aside from the fictional King Kong, who first appeared in a 1933 film atop the skyscraper, others in real life legally — and illegally — climbed the famous skyscraper.
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In honor of The Bear’s final season, Jono Pandolfi’s signature white and toasted clay dinnerware (featured in the fictional restaurant) is 15% off.
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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.
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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.
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Not to be outdone, Nintendo released a console of their own, the GameCube, which was a little underappreciated in its heyday, but has reached almost mythical status with the passage of time.
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Since her tragic death at age 36 in 1997, the almost mythical lure of her jewels has only grown.
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Wealth and social rank, once near the top of any imagined list, have slipped quietly down the rankings.
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The images and physics of the imagined world around them is added in later.
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“Phantom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phantom. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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