as in haunting
of, relating to, or suggestive of a ghost
They spotted a spectral figure in the window of the old abandoned house.
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Recent Examples of spectral
The tragic conclusion reveals the spectral figures of guilt and regret that have made a home in this house, as much a part of it as any of its ghosts.
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Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
Sayre Gomez’s 2 Spirits (2024), for example, features the sun setting behind a mural of a spectral figure that seems inspired by William Blake.
—Carolina A. Miranda, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
By using different filters and spectral bands on instruments aboard both satellites, powerful images can be created to show the near real-time growth and movement of the fire and smoke.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
With the use of sophisticated imagers, the satellite offers high spatial and temporal resolution imagery of Earth throughout 16 spectral bands at visible and infrared wavelengths.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
Sayre Gomez’s 2 Spirits (2024), for example, features the sun setting behind a mural of a spectral figure that seems inspired by William Blake.
—Carolina A. Miranda, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
By using different filters and spectral bands on instruments aboard both satellites, powerful images can be created to show the near real-time growth and movement of the fire and smoke.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
With the use of sophisticated imagers, the satellite offers high spatial and temporal resolution imagery of Earth throughout 16 spectral bands at visible and infrared wavelengths.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spectral
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But Dammers knew that the most haunting music often sits right on the edge of corny muzak.—
Ian Penman,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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The scene when Dagmar forces Karoline to crush an infant between the two women’s bodies is haunting.—
Brande Victorian,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, those of us on Earth will witness the same event as a total lunar eclipse, turning the moon a deep, eerie red.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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For 65 minutes, the moon will take on eerie shades of orange and red — a result of sunlight filtering through Earth’s atmosphere. 5.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Then there’s a positively creepy Austin Butler as chilling bad guy Feyd-Rautha.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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In a creepy ad for the device online, Friend watches TV with its user and texts her its thoughts on the show.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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The phantom proposal would need approval by the City Council and the Legislature.—
Christian Browne,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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That doesn't rule out that other pollsters are generating phantom swings by updating their weights, of course.—
G. Elliott Morris,
ABC News,
13 Jan. 2025
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Threading together hyperspeed drums and a ghostly ambience, Balenci creates a sort of supernatural drill.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
28 Feb. 2025
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While Banderas is entertaining playing multiple roles as Hunter and his many ghostly ancestors, Olivia Colman gives the movie’s standout performance as the Reverend Mother of the bear retirement home from which Aunt Lucy vanished.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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Here Are All The Companies Cutting DEI Programs For over 41 Vineyard Theatre has been making the weird art.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Both of those fit a mold for an Original Screenplay winner: A Real Pain as the talky Sundance movie; The Substance as the contender that’s a little too weird to win the bigger prizes.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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The John Wick and The Matrix alum recently told Inverse that after years of attempts to make a follow-up to the gritty supernatural thriller, fans may soon see that vision come to fruition with headway being made in the creative process.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
22 Feb. 2025
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The project will participate in this year’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions and promises to captivate potential partners with its unique blend of supernatural intrigue and high-stakes drama.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Spectral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spectral. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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