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also zombi
as in vampire
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Recent Examples of zombie
And if Lesley died getting punched in the stomach, how did her zombie face end of up looking like… that?
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Penner, Paton and Payton have a zombie franchise back up on two feet, shuffling forward and munching brains again.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
The American frontier was a brutal place, but no more brutal than a zombie apocalypse.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
But those are both zombie models that have been discontinued for years—the i3 since 2021, the 6 Series GT since 2019—whereas the XM is a model that is currently in production.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Penner, Paton and Payton have a zombie franchise back up on two feet, shuffling forward and munching brains again.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
The American frontier was a brutal place, but no more brutal than a zombie apocalypse.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
But those are both zombie models that have been discontinued for years—the i3 since 2021, the 6 Series GT since 2019—whereas the XM is a model that is currently in production.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombie
Noun
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One raucous night at the local juke joint, a bluesy and boozy speakeasy that caters to Black patrons, turns into a fight for survival when vampires attempt to enter the premises.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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The deadly deal with the devil — or in this case, vampire — unleashes a plague on the couple’s village in this remake of the 1922 German Expressionist classic.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 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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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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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
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“Zombie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombie. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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