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
PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
The Times often published the lists of their names and regiments, like a phantom roll call: the 121st Ohio, the 11th Indiana, the 29th Michigan, the 17th Kansas, the 10th Wisconsin.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Katie Campione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
The 7-year-old phantom golden doodle is one of a handful of therapy dogs in regional police departments.
—Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Callahan’s vocals shine through with authority, sitting nicely in the phantom center channel.
—PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
The Times often published the lists of their names and regiments, like a phantom roll call: the 121st Ohio, the 11th Indiana, the 29th Michigan, the 17th Kansas, the 10th Wisconsin.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
Ghosts has slowly been expanding its world over four seasons to introduce its stalwart spirits to a whole host of new phantoms.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
The 7-year-old phantom golden doodle is one of a handful of therapy dogs in regional police departments.
—Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for phantom
Adjective
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If a planet is visible from the night side of Earth, it can only ever be seen along an imaginary path through the sky called the ecliptic.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Monday’s victory was only a month and a week removed from one of the more embarrassing losses of the Knicks season, an NBA Cup quarterfinal loss Young punctuated by rolling a set of imaginary die on The Garden’s center-court logo.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Hollywood’s ghosts fill Lynch’s work, and so does its muck and its filth.—
Manohla Dargis,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Scenes unfold in extended, impulsively mobile shots, which create the impression of a ghost who is no mere passive observer but an alert and active mind.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Given the clandestine nature of the process, the true number of fictitious sons who arrived during exclusion will never be known.—
Jane Hu,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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Detectives also found that Labelle allegedly altered several documents and provided the homeowner with fictitious receipts to deceive them, according to Riley.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
23 Jan. 2025
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There’s a kind of Gothic quality to the apparitions, calling to mind Edward Gorey figures, but all smeared and melted and smudged.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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There have been no sightings, no fleeting apparitions.—
David Ornstein,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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So in December, after a few years of planning and research, Couture debuted Local Liquid, a centralized online shop for local beverages — not just craft beer, but coffee, wine, spirits, seltzers, mixers and juices.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
21 Jan. 2025
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The spirit of pop from all three cities has made its way into its DNA.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a reason that on his goalie mask is painted a mythical phoenix, rising from the ashes.—
Kevin Kurz,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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What To Know Hindu pilgrims gather at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati rivers, seeking liberation from the cycle of rebirth.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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The duo first shared the screen in 1999's Any Given Sunday, which follows a fictional professional football team.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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In his office, Berg used an ice axe to pitch Smith on a collaboration, which would eventually follow a fictional frontiersman and mother-son duo navigating the Westward expansion.—
Abbey White,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Phantom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phantom. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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