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Recent Examples of zombie
The story is built around Kitana’s childhood trauma of losing her father to the evil Shao Kahn (Martyn Ford), who has taken over her home realm of Edenia, enslaving her mother as his zombie consort, Sindel (Ana Thu Nguyen).
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Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
In the series’ third season, Primal got gnarlier by bringing protagonist Spear (voiced by Aaron LaPlante) back from the dead but keeping the character unaware of his new zombie status.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 May 2026
McBride has been busy bringing Carol back to life in the latest season of the AMC series, this time filming across Spain, which offered a fresh backdrop for the long-running zombie franchise.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
More broadly, this same chain of logic turns the Voting Rights Act into a zombie law, a perversion of its intended purpose that now mostly protects white Americans from any attempts to break their disproportionate control of voting machinery.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
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Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
In the series’ third season, Primal got gnarlier by bringing protagonist Spear (voiced by Aaron LaPlante) back from the dead but keeping the character unaware of his new zombie status.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 May 2026
McBride has been busy bringing Carol back to life in the latest season of the AMC series, this time filming across Spain, which offered a fresh backdrop for the long-running zombie franchise.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
More broadly, this same chain of logic turns the Voting Rights Act into a zombie law, a perversion of its intended purpose that now mostly protects white Americans from any attempts to break their disproportionate control of voting machinery.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombie
Noun
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However, when stars have a binary partner, white dwarfs can spring back to life like cosmic vampires by stripping material off these companion stars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 May 2026
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Like vampire Lucy, the kuntilanak is a selfish creature.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
Noun
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There are many cons to dating a succubus.—
Erin La Rosa,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The Warrens attempted to vanquish the succubus with prayer, crosses and holy water, and even had a police officer with them for protection.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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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
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At the title track’s video shoot, Michael gives directorial instructions in full ghoul makeup.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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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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“Zombie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombie. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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