as in spirit
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
asked the spiritualist to summon the familiar spirit of her late mother for some matrimonial guidance
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Some cocktail kits require you to provide the spirit to make their drinks.
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Rich Manning, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
Eladio Carrión and Don Julio González, the late founder of the iconic tequila brand, share a familiar spirit.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 12 June 2023
But by his own admission King had tagged me with a familiar spirit.
—Kent Russell, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
These hues capture a familiar spirit of belonging, warmth, and self-expression.
—Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com, 6 May 2022
When entering their third season in 1997 and dealing with the departure of scene-stealer Chevy Chase, the SNL cast found a familiar spirit in host Grodin.
—Samantha Pitchel, Vulture, 18 May 2021
The Modernist stocks several bottles of the alcohol-free label Seedlip, which approximates the flavors of familiar spirits without the hangover.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 25 Jan. 2020
Rich Manning, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
Eladio Carrión and Don Julio González, the late founder of the iconic tequila brand, share a familiar spirit.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 12 June 2023
But by his own admission King had tagged me with a familiar spirit.
—Kent Russell, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
These hues capture a familiar spirit of belonging, warmth, and self-expression.
—Eva Thomas, PEOPLE.com, 6 May 2022
When entering their third season in 1997 and dealing with the departure of scene-stealer Chevy Chase, the SNL cast found a familiar spirit in host Grodin.
—Samantha Pitchel, Vulture, 18 May 2021
The Modernist stocks several bottles of the alcohol-free label Seedlip, which approximates the flavors of familiar spirits without the hangover.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 25 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for familiar spirit
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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Its current World of Whiskey theme examines a variety of takes on the spirit from around the world and is $175 per person.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
26 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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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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The tariff talk reignited fears of a trade war, a ghost from 2018-2019 that markets still remember.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Whatever phantom is chasing him is a persistent one, the show teasing the events that drove him away from his job repeatedly through the pilot.—
Ayan Artan,
Vulture,
23 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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“Familiar spirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/familiar%20spirit. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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