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Recent Examples of zombie
First, there’s the 2012 ParaNorman red carpet, where a nine-year-old Apatow paired zombie face paint with a Popsicle-print dress.
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Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
As friendships between lonely men so often do, Gary and Ennis start to game out what their plans would be if there ever were a zombie apocalypse.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
The regular crowd shots of the waiting room too often reduce the afflicted into a zombie-like horde bent on making life more difficult for our beloved medical staff.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Vampires dominated the screen in the 2010s, as gritty zombie hordes had the decade before that.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
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Mykenna Maniece, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
As friendships between lonely men so often do, Gary and Ennis start to game out what their plans would be if there ever were a zombie apocalypse.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
The regular crowd shots of the waiting room too often reduce the afflicted into a zombie-like horde bent on making life more difficult for our beloved medical staff.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Vampires dominated the screen in the 2010s, as gritty zombie hordes had the decade before that.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombie
Noun
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Not the red shirts, whose career life expectancy can be counted on a salt vampire's fingers, but the staff that turns up after the Enterprise has saved the day?—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Vanessa Van Helsing wakes up from a coma to discover that a volcanic eruption has blotted out the sun, letting vampires prey 24/7.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Played by legendary arthouse actress Delphine Seyrig, the Countess Elizabeth Báthory soon reveals herself to be a succubus, who has maintained her Dietrich-like looks and poise by feasting on the blood of younger women.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Warrens attempted to vanquish the succubus with prayer, crosses, holy water and a police officer with them for protection.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Devil’s Museum, a satellite of the main collection, has amassed more than 3,000 depictions of demons, evil spirits and incubus from around the world.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.—
Candace Bushnell,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Created by a number of its stars, Ghosts originated on the BBC in 2019, following a group of ghouls from different historical periods haunting a country house while sharing the house with its new living occupants.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
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Ledger ingeniously plays the Joker as a chaotic force of nature, a scarred and unknowable ghoul clad in clown paint and a garish suit from Demon's Wearhouse.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Zombie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombie. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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