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ghosts
/ɡoʊsts/
Definition
1
The spirits or souls of deceased persons, often believed to appear to the living as apparitions.
2
Faint traces, shadows, or remnants of something that once existed, such as images or memories.
3
Informal: Unseen or undetected copies or duplicates, as in computing (ghost files) or printing (ghost images).
Examples
The ghosts of forgotten passwords haunt every tech support call.
After the breakup, she swore off dating apps to avoid digital ghosts lurking in her DMs.
The attic was full of ghosts—or maybe just dust bunnies with identity crises.
Politicians love invoking the ghosts of past scandals to distract from their current ones.