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phantom
/ˈfæntəm/
noun 7adj 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
behind, clever, right, still
The clever phantom thief managed to escape from the museum without leaving any clues behind.
VERB + PHANTOM
attributing, gassing, loves, pulled, reasons, saw
She saw a phantom figure moving through the dark hallway last night.
PHANTOM + NOUN
bouts, cat, enemies, god, investors, limb, niggas, pain
The boxer suffered from phantom pain in his missing limb for years after the accident.
PREP.
in, out
The phantom in the old house scared the children who explored it last night.
ADV.
always, blithely, gravely, silently, slowly, sometimes
The old house had always been haunted by a phantom that nobody could explain.
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