reign of terror
noun phrase
: a state or a period of time marked by violence often committed by those in power that produces widespread terror
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Her motives remain murky, but her reign of terror doesn't appear to be ending anytime soon.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Consider the carnage around the NFL since Mahomes and Reid began their reign of terror in 2018.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
After Clone Force 99 debuted in the final season of The Clone Wars and their spinoff show was rapidly announced, expectations weren't super high for yet another on-screen story about the Galactic Empire's reign of terror and oppression, an overdone point in the Star Wars timeline.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Elsa’s mean streak, while amusing and borderline cool — there is something charming about a difficult girl’s reign of terror — is also concerning.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Consider the carnage around the NFL since Mahomes and Reid began their reign of terror in 2018.
—Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
After Clone Force 99 debuted in the final season of The Clone Wars and their spinoff show was rapidly announced, expectations weren't super high for yet another on-screen story about the Galactic Empire's reign of terror and oppression, an overdone point in the Star Wars timeline.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2024
Elsa’s mean streak, while amusing and borderline cool — there is something charming about a difficult girl’s reign of terror — is also concerning.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Reign of terror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reign%20of%20terror. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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