grim reaper
noun
often capitalized G&R
: death especially when personified as a man or skeleton with a scythe
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Now and then, a devil-red mascot named Whammy silently materializes in a corner, like a grim reaper in wait.
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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Many were wearing old-school pressman’s hats made out of newspapers and custom T-shirts featuring the grim reaper marking the end of the printing plant itself.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
In it, a dark copper statue sits—its face obscured by the hood of an ankle-length cloak, like a grim reaper in repose—amid barren branches in the snow.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
At the same time, the company became the entertainment industry’s grim reaper.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2023
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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Many were wearing old-school pressman’s hats made out of newspapers and custom T-shirts featuring the grim reaper marking the end of the printing plant itself.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
In it, a dark copper statue sits—its face obscured by the hood of an ankle-length cloak, like a grim reaper in repose—amid barren branches in the snow.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
At the same time, the company became the entertainment industry’s grim reaper.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2023
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“Grim reaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grim%20reaper. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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