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Recent Examples of zombie
The first look stills foreshadow a dynamic story encompassing happy times between the couple as well as the world thrown into chaos by zombie attacks.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Boyle did not consider the now-classic to be a zombie movie, but it is credited with reinvigorating the subgenre at the time.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
But viewers won't see Murphy in the trailer — except, perhaps, in a quick shot of a zombie that bares a striking resemblance to the Irish star.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
These zombie ideas appear in the guise of old friends; insights, beliefs, practices and behaviors that are familiar, comfortable, and require little effort to slip into.
—Bill Fischer, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Boyle did not consider the now-classic to be a zombie movie, but it is credited with reinvigorating the subgenre at the time.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
But viewers won't see Murphy in the trailer — except, perhaps, in a quick shot of a zombie that bares a striking resemblance to the Irish star.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
These zombie ideas appear in the guise of old friends; insights, beliefs, practices and behaviors that are familiar, comfortable, and require little effort to slip into.
—Bill Fischer, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for zombie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombie
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While the four vampires (plus their Monster and the Guide, played by Kristen Schaal) are largely unfazed by the news, Guillermo starts to spiral, seemingly unable to accept that this is the end of everything he's worked so hard for (under the watchful eye of the cameras).Stacy Lambe, People.com, 17 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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That includes, but is not limited to...actual humans, DMs, AI bots or succubus demons.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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But the most infamous demonic teen girl of the 21st century is Jennifer Check, the hot cheerleader turned boy-eating succubus in Karyn Kusama’s cult favorite Jennifer’s Body, written by Diablo Cody and released 15 years ago today.Rafaela Bassili, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 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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“Zombie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombie. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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