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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wraithlike
Adjective
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Fischbach's protagonist is surrounded by disembodied voices in the clip, his only company until the red waters begin flooding the vessel.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Feb. 2026 -
Behind him, the disembodied hand of a federal agent grips his Spider-Man backpack.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That phrase will take on new meaning this July as Disneyland announced its famed ghostly estate will become available for weddings for the first time.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Creepy campfire tales of a ghostly demon who causes still-births for unsuspecting mothers the world over doesn’t help her own peace of mind.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Her testimony led to the U.K.’s first bodiless murder conviction.—
Udita Jhunjhunwala,
Variety,
22 Nov. 2025
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As is always the political case in this city, crime is spoken about in a faceless and bodiless manner, even when the numbers of those who kill and who are killed by gunfire remain high among this group: young, Black and male.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Positioned as a large-scale genre event, the series updates the legendary SFX property with a contemporary political and social edge, with Shun Oguri leading the cast as a detective hunting a seemingly incorporeal killer.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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In fact, magical life has the potential to be even more radically incorporeal than our own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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There is self-regulation going on in the initial stages of spiritual development, and this is where calming does come into play.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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There’s a spiritual battle going on here.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This research acts like a cosmic linguist, analyzing subtle spectral signatures to give us unprecedented insight into how these powerful, yet often hidden, forces influence star birth, sculpt galactic gas and orchestrate the evolution of galaxies.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her spectral costume featured a stark white dress and white body paint. Ebenezer, due to come out later this year, will mark Depp's first project in over five years.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Following suit, Fanning’s skirt included the same formless shape with an irregular, midi hemline.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
13 Nov. 2025
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Although the cloud sounds like an abstract, formless entity, its physical location matters: Proximity to cloud data centers determines how quickly users can access internet platforms.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Scientists documented a rare giant phantom jellyfish, whose arms can reach up to 10 meters (33 feet) — about the size of a school bus.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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These phantom costs drive up annual premiums.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Wraithlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wraithlike. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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