as in demons
a source of persistent emotional distress
after the death of her father, fear of developing cancer became one of the terrors of her life
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The most recent entry, Evil Dead Rise, stars Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland as two sisters trapped in a high-rise apartment as their family is possessed by supernatural terrors.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Watch Egerton discuss his airline travel terrors in the clip above.
—EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The world that Williams built is not always as grim as our own pandemic era, yet it is beset by its own terrors.
—Sarah Jones, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
As a girl, Mama tried to escape the terrors of poverty, the overcrowded tiny place on a former plantation, her father's alcoholism, and his mistreatment of her mother, as well as some harsh realities of Black southern life.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
What chasm separates me and those who saw these images when the terrors seemed real and insurmountable?
—Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
In the movie, a bright, striving teenager living amid the terrors of the Jim Crow South makes a split decision that recasts the course of his life.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2024
The real terrors are kept outside, on this notoriously hellish stretch of Hollywood Boulevard.
—Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
In the movie, a bright, striving teenager navigates the terrors of Jim Crow South and makes a split-decision that recasts the course of his life.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Watch Egerton discuss his airline travel terrors in the clip above.
—EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The world that Williams built is not always as grim as our own pandemic era, yet it is beset by its own terrors.
—Sarah Jones, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
As a girl, Mama tried to escape the terrors of poverty, the overcrowded tiny place on a former plantation, her father's alcoholism, and his mistreatment of her mother, as well as some harsh realities of Black southern life.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
What chasm separates me and those who saw these images when the terrors seemed real and insurmountable?
—Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2024
In the movie, a bright, striving teenager living amid the terrors of the Jim Crow South makes a split decision that recasts the course of his life.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2024
The real terrors are kept outside, on this notoriously hellish stretch of Hollywood Boulevard.
—Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
In the movie, a bright, striving teenager navigates the terrors of Jim Crow South and makes a split-decision that recasts the course of his life.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Terrors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrors. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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