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Recent Examples of bogeyman
But South dismissed the possibility of Democrats’ identity and messaging problems after last year’s election being exacerbated by Musk’s departure and his absence as a bogeyman.
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 1 June 2025
Proctor was the case officer who has since been fired primarily for inappropriate behavior in this case and has served as a sort of bogeyman for the defense, beginning with their opening statement.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
Sam: Bruno Fernandes is the bogeyman, plain and simple.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Jordan McAlister/Flickr Vision/Moment Editorial The myth of a bogeyman hiding under the bed came true for one Kansas family this week after a child's complaint led to a man's arrest.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 1 June 2025
Proctor was the case officer who has since been fired primarily for inappropriate behavior in this case and has served as a sort of bogeyman for the defense, beginning with their opening statement.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025
Sam: Bruno Fernandes is the bogeyman, plain and simple.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Jordan McAlister/Flickr Vision/Moment Editorial The myth of a bogeyman hiding under the bed came true for one Kansas family this week after a child's complaint led to a man's arrest.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogeyman
Noun
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Heading into its second season, Unrivaled has already disrupted women’s basketball, with the league’s specter looming large in WNBA labor talks.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Parents, scared by the specter of brain damage, are reluctant to let their kids play tackle football.—
Seth Wickersham,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With the demon defeated and the haunting over, the Warrens get to experience something of a happily ever after, living to experience Judy’s wedding and see their daughter have her own baby.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Despite specifying various antics with pills, a belt-as-noose, and a gun, Cloud has given him no real demons to explore.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Devil’s Museum, a satellite of the main collection, has amassed more than 3,000 depictions of demons, evil spirits and incubus from around the world.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.—
Candace Bushnell,
Vogue,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The little ghouls at your party will howl for this tropical smoothie.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Aug. 2025
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There are a lot of stock viewer-goosings: Screaming ghoul faces, crawling insects, waking nightmares and other jump scares, including the sonic kind of sudden loud noises or silences.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Future Antarctic and radio-neutrino arrays will decide if ANITA glimpsed a phantom or a frontier.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Because contemporary phantoms of Richard Mille, Patek Philippe, and Rolex are expertly constructed to entice even the most discerning eye, provenance is crucial.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Temperance let loose a banshee wail.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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There aren’t songs with Chino screaming like a banshee, nor are there any overindulging atmospheric tracks.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The mushroom’s healing properties also lead to hallucinations, often involving mysterious white imps, who should be adorable and instead come across as menacing little ghouls.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
18 June 2025
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And Dot — well, Dot keeps an imp in an old wine bottle.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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Dallas police identified the suspect as Yordanis Cobos-Martinez, who is being held without bond on a charge of capital murder by terror threat.—
Nic F. Anderson,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps, though, Kubrick's cold view of Jack and choice to diminish some of King's sympathetic nuances serve to heighten the terror; how much does knowing the complex motivations of a domestic abuser help their victims?—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Bogeyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogeyman. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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