Phantom
noun
Something that appears to be real or present but is not.
He was haunted by the phantom of his past.
noun
A ghost or spirit.
The phantom of the old castle scared the villagers.
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Literary
adjective
Something that exists only in the mind and not in reality.
The phantom pain in his amputated leg bothered him constantly.
noun
A person or thing that is difficult or impossible to find.
The art thief was like a phantom, always avoiding capture.
noun
A representation of a real object used for teaching or measurement purposes.
The physics teacher used a phantom to explain the principles of light and shadow.
noun
Something that appears to be real or present but is not.
He was haunted by the phantom of his past.
noun
A ghost or spirit.
The phantom of the old castle scared the villagers.
Usage tips
Literary
adjective
Something that exists only in the mind and not in reality.
The phantom pain in his amputated leg bothered him constantly.
noun
A person or thing that is difficult or impossible to find.
The art thief was like a phantom, always avoiding capture.
noun
A representation of a real object used for teaching or measurement purposes.
The physics teacher used a phantom to explain the principles of light and shadow.
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphorical Presence
Used to describe a non-existent but impactful force or memory.
The phantom of his unfulfilled dreams lingered.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Tangible
It emphasizes the absence of physical form of the subject.
Despite the team's efforts, victory remained a phantom.
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphorical Presence
Used to describe a non-existent but impactful force or memory.
The phantom of his unfulfilled dreams lingered.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Tangible
It emphasizes the absence of physical form of the subject.
Despite the team's efforts, victory remained a phantom.
Pro Tip 1/2Metaphorical Presence
Used to describe a non-existent but impactful force or memory.
The phantom of his unfulfilled dreams lingered.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Tangible
It emphasizes the absence of physical form of the subject.
Despite the team's efforts, victory remained a phantom.
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Filming The World's...
see them at all and then suddenly you'll get this flash of red and blue and they catch that tiny bit of light and they look absolutely stunning and then they just melt away and they're phantoms they just become invisible they're the deep calls that they make it's so perfectly adapted to that forest which is really really dense
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
in this last leg of our journey we venture deep into the heart of the remote and rugged sarichat reserve yeah to plant more camera traps and pinning all our hopes on spotting a snow leopard it's like a ghost of the mountains i think it's a phantom who's there but you never see it
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The 5 Musketeers Have an...
season go by and have it not happen your phantom bird but we all have a bird like that we all have a bird that sort of gets away from us there we can see one of the youngsters from the hippos resting on the mum who said there's a really beautiful view just in front of
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Why the @#$ is there so...
A phantom traffic jam is an emergent phenomenon whose behavior takes on a life of its own, greater than the sum of its parts. But in spite of this, we can actually model these jams, even understand the principles that shape them— and we’re closer than you might think
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3 clues to understanding...
How do you unlearn the learned paralysis, so you can relieve him of this excruciating, clenching spasm of the phantom arm? Well, we said, what if you now send the command to the phantom, but give him visual feedback that it's obeying his command, right?
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How Quantum Biology...
that explain the world of the very small. And it's a world that's very different from our everyday world, made up of trillions of atoms. It's a world built on probability and chance. It's a fuzzy world. It's a world of phantoms,
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
in this episode i discover why snow leopards have earned the reputation of being the phantom of the mountains and i learned how camera traps and skilled wildlife rangers have become the eyes and ears of snow leopard conservation
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How My Mind Came Back to...
and creates a more caring and compassionate world. Once, I was perceived to be an inanimate object, a mindless phantom of a boy in a wheelchair. Today, I am so much more. A husband, a son, a friend,
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Can you still feel a...
not as a memory or vague shape, but in complete lifelike detail. They can flex their phantom fingers and sometimes even feel the chafe of a watchband or the throb of an ingrown toenail.
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Poetry for the Red White...
to this phantom do they feel like you would his loved ones remember him that
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Filming The World's...
see them at all and then suddenly you'll get this flash of red and blue and they catch that tiny bit of light and they look absolutely stunning and then they just melt away and they're phantoms they just become invisible they're the deep calls that they make it's so perfectly adapted to that forest which is really really dense
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
in this last leg of our journey we venture deep into the heart of the remote and rugged sarichat reserve yeah to plant more camera traps and pinning all our hopes on spotting a snow leopard it's like a ghost of the mountains i think it's a phantom who's there but you never see it
Video examples
The 5 Musketeers Have an...
season go by and have it not happen your phantom bird but we all have a bird like that we all have a bird that sort of gets away from us there we can see one of the youngsters from the hippos resting on the mum who said there's a really beautiful view just in front of
Video examples
Why the @#$ is there so...
A phantom traffic jam is an emergent phenomenon whose behavior takes on a life of its own, greater than the sum of its parts. But in spite of this, we can actually model these jams, even understand the principles that shape them— and we’re closer than you might think
Video examples
3 clues to understanding...
How do you unlearn the learned paralysis, so you can relieve him of this excruciating, clenching spasm of the phantom arm? Well, we said, what if you now send the command to the phantom, but give him visual feedback that it's obeying his command, right?
Video examples
How Quantum Biology...
that explain the world of the very small. And it's a world that's very different from our everyday world, made up of trillions of atoms. It's a world built on probability and chance. It's a fuzzy world. It's a world of phantoms,
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
in this episode i discover why snow leopards have earned the reputation of being the phantom of the mountains and i learned how camera traps and skilled wildlife rangers have become the eyes and ears of snow leopard conservation
Video examples
How My Mind Came Back to...
and creates a more caring and compassionate world. Once, I was perceived to be an inanimate object, a mindless phantom of a boy in a wheelchair. Today, I am so much more. A husband, a son, a friend,
Video examples
Can you still feel a...
not as a memory or vague shape, but in complete lifelike detail. They can flex their phantom fingers and sometimes even feel the chafe of a watchband or the throb of an ingrown toenail.
Video examples
Poetry for the Red White...
to this phantom do they feel like you would his loved ones remember him that
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
A. S. Byatt
English Novelist
I think that most of the children's writers live in the world that they've created, and their children are kind of phantoms that wander around the edge of it in the world, but actually the children's writers are the children.
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Vikramaditya Motwane
Indian Director
Phantom Films is an established production house and it will help to spread awareness about the documentary film 'Katiyabaaz' among the audience. I saw this film and I loved it. Then we decided to support this film.
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Bianca Del Rio
American Entertainer
People feel they can just pass judgement with a tweet or with a comment and then you're supposed to change your life for them. I can't worry about what some phantom individual online has to say about me.
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Arthur Rubinstein
American Musician
Life is the game that must be played, this truth at least, good friends, we know; so live and laugh, nor be dismayed as one by one the phantoms go.
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Publilius Syrus
Roman Writer
Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth.
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Barbara Corcoran
American Businesswoman
I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it's a phantom chase.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
I see the state of all of us who live, nothing more than phantoms or a weightless shadow.
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Roger Ailes
American Businessman
Giving up your core business in search of a phantom audience is not wise.
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Antonio Porchia
Italian Poet
He who does not fill his world with phantoms remains alone.
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Virginia Woolf
British Author
It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.
Quote examples
A. S. Byatt
English Novelist
I think that most of the children's writers live in the world that they've created, and their children are kind of phantoms that wander around the edge of it in the world, but actually the children's writers are the children.
Quote examples
Vikramaditya Motwane
Indian Director
Phantom Films is an established production house and it will help to spread awareness about the documentary film 'Katiyabaaz' among the audience. I saw this film and I loved it. Then we decided to support this film.
Quote examples
Bianca Del Rio
American Entertainer
People feel they can just pass judgement with a tweet or with a comment and then you're supposed to change your life for them. I can't worry about what some phantom individual online has to say about me.
Quote examples
Arthur Rubinstein
American Musician
Life is the game that must be played, this truth at least, good friends, we know; so live and laugh, nor be dismayed as one by one the phantoms go.
Quote examples
Publilius Syrus
Roman Writer
Art has a double face, of expression and illusion, just like science has a double face: the reality of error and the phantom of truth.
Quote examples
Barbara Corcoran
American Businesswoman
I gave up years ago on the concept that you could actually have balance in your life, I think it's a phantom chase.
Quote examples
Sophocles
Greek Poet
I see the state of all of us who live, nothing more than phantoms or a weightless shadow.
Quote examples
Roger Ailes
American Businessman
Giving up your core business in search of a phantom audience is not wise.
Quote examples
Antonio Porchia
Italian Poet
He who does not fill his world with phantoms remains alone.
Quote examples
Virginia Woolf
British Author
It is far harder to kill a phantom than a reality.
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