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also zombi
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Recent Examples of zombie
Joel mowed down the rebel Fireflies to save unconscious Ellie, whose brain, immune to infection, was about to be lethally harvested for a humanity-saving zombie cure.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
There are hooded pig monsters, giant squid balloons, and a poultry-riding zombie child who has prompted an especially strong reaction among fannish theatergoers.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
But then a crate descends from a ceiling and drops the zombie on the chicken’s back.
—Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
He's introduced to a string of condescending doctors, none of whom agree with him that movies (especially movies about zombies with potty issues) are as important to the planet as medicine.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
There are hooded pig monsters, giant squid balloons, and a poultry-riding zombie child who has prompted an especially strong reaction among fannish theatergoers.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
But then a crate descends from a ceiling and drops the zombie on the chicken’s back.
—Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
He's introduced to a string of condescending doctors, none of whom agree with him that movies (especially movies about zombies with potty issues) are as important to the planet as medicine.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombie
Noun
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The third movie also introduces many more monsters to the town of Seabrook, including vampires and merfolk.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
22 Apr. 2025
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Warners also notably set the vampires of Ryan Coogler’s Sinners on the loose in 71 international markets this weekend, alongside domestic.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Lopez’s Spider Woman gets a bad pixie wig and even more garish goth costuming appropriate for a bewitching, bitchy succubus.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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That includes, but is not limited to...actual humans, DMs, AI bots or succubus demons.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2024
Noun
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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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This meaning is visualized in Henry Fuseli’s 1781 painting The Nightmare, which shows a woman sleeping peacefully on a couch while a nauseating monster—an incubus—sits portentously on her abdomen, unbeknownst to her.—
Time,
Time,
28 Dec. 2022
Noun
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Other than a bartender and the dead girl in the corner — a mannequin, dressed like a ghoul, in a long white gown and pale make-up.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Check out the Halloween decoration ideas below and get ready to unleash your inner ghoul.—
Maria Correa,
Miami Herald,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Zombie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombie. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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