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ghost

Definition for ghost

noun as in spirit of the dead

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Rage over so-called ghost flood-control projects has been mounting for months in the archipelago country of 116 million, where entire towns have been buried in floodwaters driven by powerful typhoons in recent months.

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What the crew did not know until they began filming was the forest's long history of ghost stories.

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Moreover, as an actor Shakespeare probably played the ghost of Hamlet’s father, adding to the paternal-filial intrigue.

But the mass arrests and fears of deportation turned the Fashion District into a ghost town for several weeks after, with storefronts shuttered and frightened workers staying home.

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Snapchat’s logo is a ghost and the app distinguished itself from its competitors by giving people a way to share photos and messages that disappeared once someone viewed it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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