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Recent Examples of bogeyman
With the Soviets gone, Washington elites gradually replaced Communists as the Republicans’ bogeymen.
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Jeff D. Colgan, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
The Argument For Banning Fracking Fracking, like a bogeyman, has been accused of many things.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Still, the need to tie Hogan to bogeymen like Cruz, Graham and McConnell was underscored Monday, when conversations with nearly a dozen of Alsobrooks' most vocal supporters revealed little negative to say about the former governor, but a greater eye on the levers of power in Washington.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
At the time, these third-party, athlete-compensating creatures had emerged as arguably the NCAA’s biggest bogeymen in the association’s fight against booster inducements masquerading as promotional deals.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 July 2024
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Jeff D. Colgan, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
The Argument For Banning Fracking Fracking, like a bogeyman, has been accused of many things.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Still, the need to tie Hogan to bogeymen like Cruz, Graham and McConnell was underscored Monday, when conversations with nearly a dozen of Alsobrooks' most vocal supporters revealed little negative to say about the former governor, but a greater eye on the levers of power in Washington.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
At the time, these third-party, athlete-compensating creatures had emerged as arguably the NCAA’s biggest bogeymen in the association’s fight against booster inducements masquerading as promotional deals.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogeyman
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Sora and similar programs also raise the specter of disinformation campaigns.Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Are these psychosomatic symptoms, specters conjured by her miserable brain?Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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In the first season, Cross faces his toughest case yet while grappling with personal demons that threaten to derail him.Okla Jones, Essence, 14 Dec. 2024
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The show ran from 1997 to 2003 and saw Gellar’s Buffy Summers seek out and destroy vampires, demons and other forces of darkness, with the help of her friends.Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
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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
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With her husband’s cooperation, a coven of Devil-worshipping ghouls occupy an Upper West Side apartment building and conspire to have a young woman Rosemary (Mia Farrow) raped and impregnated by Satan himself.Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2024
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Taking place this week on Thursday, Oct. 31, Halloween is an important day not only for ghosts, ghouls and spirits but also for anyone interested in our planet’s incredible annual journey around the sun.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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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
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The Wizard of Oz Effect In the movie The Wizard of Oz, there’s a scene where the protagonist, Dorothy, and her band of misfits are seeking the great and powerful Oz, an amorphous wizard who appears as a phantom atop an explosion of smoke.Steve Tengler, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ghosts has slowly been expanding its world over four seasons to introduce its stalwart spirits to a whole host of new phantoms.Katie Campione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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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
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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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Tim Burton's film explores the border between life and the afterlife with some of the best in the biz, from Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin’s wholesome (and dead) homeowners to Winona Ryder's angsty teen to her ridiculous mother (Catherine O'Hara) to the imp with a limp (Michael Keaton).Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Bogeyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogeyman. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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