as in ghost
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
the people who once lived here believed that their world was populated by wraiths and witches
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Recent Examples of wraith
Human puppets swayed over a Pont like wraiths of those who had been staked there.
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Dashing through it all was the torchbearer, his identity unknown.
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Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
And the second revealed the full menagerie of creatures that will appear in Season 2, including wraiths, wolves, ents and a giant cave troll.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 July 2024
In theory, Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives should be a feast for the misery wraiths, faceless creatures who feed on pain and suffering.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
Indeed, Moore is writing in a treacherous emotional realm here, and her story moves with no more predictability than a wraith.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
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Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
And the second revealed the full menagerie of creatures that will appear in Season 2, including wraiths, wolves, ents and a giant cave troll.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 July 2024
In theory, Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives should be a feast for the misery wraiths, faceless creatures who feed on pain and suffering.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
Indeed, Moore is writing in a treacherous emotional realm here, and her story moves with no more predictability than a wraith.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wraith
Noun
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In the epic fifth and final season, Joe Goldberg returns to New York to enjoy his happily ever after… until his perfect life is threatened by the ghosts of his past and his own dark desires.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
25 Feb. 2025
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In addition to Neftalí and her bandmates, there is her mother, who appears as a ghost, and her mother’s former lover Bettina, who helped instill Neftalí’s love of books.—
David L. Ulin,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Zoe, as an apparition, is both the cause and relief to her pain.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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In one of the film’s more startling moments, Shiri and Yarden Bibas and other residents of Kibbutz Nir Oz — many of whom, including Shiri Bibas and her two children, are now confirmed dead — flit across the screen like apparitions.—
Toby Axelrod,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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So something to the spirit of that is really speaking to me.—
David Kinne,
EW.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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On a shared platform for sustainability data, companies can align incentives and foster a spirit of cooperation instead of traditional adversarial buyer-supplier relationships.—
Marianne Lehnis,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The sonic phantoms that have long plagued The View have finally wafted over to terrorize the set of Live With Kelly and Mark.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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The results showed clear differences in signal quality: The phantom simulating dry skin had a lower signal-to-noise ratio, while the hydrated skin phantom showed better signal clarity.—
Krittika Goyal,
The Conversation,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Wraith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wraith. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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