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also bogyman
as in spectre
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Recent Examples of bogeyman
Ravens tight end Mark Andrews breaks silence after critical fumble and drop in loss to Buffalo Bills
Similar to, say, LeBron James during his run of NBA Finals appearances from 2011 to 2018, Mahomes is the ultimate bogeyman for an AFC team trying to win a Super Bowl.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
Once a chief lieutenant for Democratic donor George Soros, a bogeyman to much of the GOP, Bessent emerged over the past year as a trusted Trump adviser who commanded respect among the financial elite whose backing the president-elect covets.
—Andrew Ackerman The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Navajo police lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, played by Zahn McClarnon, is haunted by a bogeyman from his childhood in the third season teaser trailer for AMC‘s Dark Winds, which dropped on Friday.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
The incidents turned a once-obscure agency with bipartisan credibility into a conservative bogeyman.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2025
Once a chief lieutenant for Democratic donor George Soros, a bogeyman to much of the GOP, Bessent emerged over the past year as a trusted Trump adviser who commanded respect among the financial elite whose backing the president-elect covets.
—Andrew Ackerman The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Navajo police lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, played by Zahn McClarnon, is haunted by a bogeyman from his childhood in the third season teaser trailer for AMC‘s Dark Winds, which dropped on Friday.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
The incidents turned a once-obscure agency with bipartisan credibility into a conservative bogeyman.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogeyman
Noun
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This has prompted advocates to suggest the specter of violence is being used as a pretext for violating civil rights.—
David Noriega,
NBC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford even threatened to slap a surcharge on or even pull the plug on electricity sent to three US states, raising the specter of power bill spikes or even blackouts.—
Matt Egan,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Yet beneath the pristine public persona were demons that would drive him to alcoholism, scandal, and death from an overdose in 2012.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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As Ema pursues the truth, she is forced to confront her own demons.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2025
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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Considered one of the scariest haunted houses in Cincinnati, the littles can visit with the lights on and friendly ghouls hand out candy.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
13 Oct. 2024
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The time of ghosts, ghouls and goblins has arrived and Nashville has no shortage of sinister and hair-raising attractions.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
2 Oct. 2024
Noun
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The computer daemon operates in a similar manner, continuously working behind the scenes to keep processes going and to address service requests.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2024
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Yet in their original form gremlins are alive and well, living under new names—daemons, worms, virtual pets.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Whatever phantom is chasing him is a persistent one, the show teasing the events that drove him away from his job repeatedly through the pilot.—
Ayan Artan,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2025
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The sonic phantoms that have long plagued The View have finally wafted over to terrorize the set of Live With Kelly and Mark.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Does that explain why the Banshee label doesn’t depict an actual banshee?—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes,
20 Oct. 2024
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Zoom in: The Boston team's name gives a nod to the banshees described in Celtic folklore.—
Steph Solis,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The son is his father’s fiendish double, an antic, self-loathing imp who, loudly proclaiming his adoration of Eli-Leizer, makes a mockery of him.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Combining animation and live action, the film continues the adventures of the magical imp Pumuckl.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Bogeyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogeyman. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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