the Grim Reaper

noun

: death thought of as a man or skeleton holding a scythe and wearing a dark cloak with a hood
a visit from the Grim Reaper

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Spiders have no reason to be looking like if the Grim Reaper were also a Transformer. Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 15 July 2024 Known as the Grim Reaper of the high street, Ashley specializes in buying stakes in distressed companies, or in companies such as Mulberry, which sell through his retail chains. Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024 In his exhibition, Smith offers drawings of palm trees, fish, the Grim Reaper, and more. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2024 Cody produces the latter based on the popular Webtoon comic, about a beloved pop star who takes a tumble from the stairs and wakes up in hell, where she's greeted by her No. 1 stan: the Grim Reaper. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 26 July 2024 But the Grim Reaper isn’t your run-of-the-mill harbinger here, but assumes the unconventional guise of a giant, shapeshifting macaw (voiced with gravelly, deep-in-the-chest distinction by Arinzé Kene). Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024 Santiago, dressed as the Grim Reaper, toys with her for a while, giving her a bit of hope before killing her in front of an audience that nervously titters before bursting into applause. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 19 May 2024 This early landmark of Swedish cinema was one of Ingmar Bergman’s favorite movies, and the influence is obvious in eerie scenes where a ghostly driver dressed like the Grim Reaper roams the countryside searching for souls. Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024 Being the Grim Reaper has sudden highs and lows, for all of you, of course. Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 24 Oct. 2023

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“The Grim Reaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Grim%20Reaper. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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