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also bogyman
as in spectre
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Recent Examples of bogeyman
That is exactly what happened with Japan, the last great U.S. trade bogeyman.
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Geoffrey Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2018
Fermin more than delivered with two assists against Barca's bogeyman and Flick's former club Bayern Munich in the Champions League, as the Blaugrana came out 4-1 winners.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Jerry Barkan, Pompano Beach Rick Scott’s favorite bogeyman Florida’s junior U.S. senator, Rick Scott, must be getting worried.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2024
Obsessed with procedure, reports, and committees, the bloc has always been a bogeyman for governments both inside and outside it, a symbol of constitutional overreach and Kafkaesque bureaucracy meant to frustrate earnest national politicians trying to help their citizens.
—Saim Saeed, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2019
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Geoffrey Garrett, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2018
Fermin more than delivered with two assists against Barca's bogeyman and Flick's former club Bayern Munich in the Champions League, as the Blaugrana came out 4-1 winners.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Jerry Barkan, Pompano Beach Rick Scott’s favorite bogeyman Florida’s junior U.S. senator, Rick Scott, must be getting worried.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2024
Obsessed with procedure, reports, and committees, the bloc has always been a bogeyman for governments both inside and outside it, a symbol of constitutional overreach and Kafkaesque bureaucracy meant to frustrate earnest national politicians trying to help their citizens.
—Saim Saeed, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogeyman
Noun
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The Michigan specter will return next November, and every year until Day vanquishes that one in particular.—
Justin Williams,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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In Putin’s current calculus, the specter of a sovereign, self-reliant Ukraine poses a far graver threat to Russia than the more distant prospect of economic degradation.—
Alexandra Prokopenko,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Audiard long had imagined an internal struggle within Emilia between man and woman, demon and angel.—
Julian Sancton,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Jan. 2025
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Off to Buffalo: Will the last demon exorcised from Empower Field please turn out the lights?—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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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
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As Tommy’s experiences in the tunnels of France mark a continued incubus for his character, with visions of being pulled into the mud, the sounding of the bell coincides with his own inner peace.—
Josh St. Clair,
Men's Health,
13 June 2022
Noun
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The last aspect the Libra moon makes is to Pluto, bringing out the ghouls, intense emotions and drama.—
Lisa Stardust,
refinery29.com,
28 Oct. 2024
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By the end of the tour, Prince Harry was screaming and threatening to punch a resident ghoul, much to Fallon’s amusement.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
27 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The computer daemon operates in a similar manner, continuously working behind the scenes to keep processes going and to address service requests.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2024
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Yet in their original form gremlins are alive and well, living under new names—daemons, worms, virtual pets.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2024
Noun
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On Friday, a team of researchers argued that the fish was a phantom all along.—
Jason Nark,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article San Diego Symphony organ curator Bob Knight will never be mistaken for the phantom of the opera.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Our ears are still ringing from watching fans become shrieking banshees upon realizing that one of her professional dancers was actually the NFL star.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
7 Dec. 2024
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Electrified and electrifying, this 500-kilowatt (670-horsepower) track banshee heralds a new hybrid age in the top levels of racing.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Mar. 2012
Noun
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But read two more and the skeptical imp within you awakens.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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William got a kick out of the little imp, and Gary was in awe of William.—
Ira Silverberg,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2024
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“Bogeyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogeyman. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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