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as in monster
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature
a horror movie filled with ogres and demons of every description
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as in dread
something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason
the ogre of the standardized test keeps recurring
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Recent Examples of ogre
There’s even a first look at Zendaya’s teen-girl ogre — red hair, bangs, and all — in a new teaser for the movie.
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
So tonight this is for my handsome ogre, my tall drink of swamp water.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
The queue for the Shrek ride winds through the ogre's cottage and then the swamp.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The Austin Powers star reflected on voicing everyone's favorite ogre in an interview with the Good One podcast — and detailed how the filmmakers at DreamWorks Animation didn't want to fess up about his late Saturday Night Live costar, Chris Farley, being the first choice for the character.
—EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
So tonight this is for my handsome ogre, my tall drink of swamp water.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
The queue for the Shrek ride winds through the ogre's cottage and then the swamp.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The Austin Powers star reflected on voicing everyone's favorite ogre in an interview with the Good One podcast — and detailed how the filmmakers at DreamWorks Animation didn't want to fess up about his late Saturday Night Live costar, Chris Farley, being the first choice for the character.
—EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogre
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Fing turns out to be as much as a destructive monster as Myrtle, who in turn, must battle it out with the evil animal park owner, The Viscount (Waititi), determined to own this rarest of creatures.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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Fing turns out to be as much as a destructive monster as Myrtle, who in turn, must battle it out with the evil animal park owner, The Viscount (Waititi), who is determined to own this rarest of creatures.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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And Answers For Thursday, March 20 Design your location deliberately Live somewhere that inspires you, not fills you with dread.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Its wartime atmosphere gives it a sense of dread all its own and its set pieces are all doozies, especially the Statue of Liberty climax.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Catch up quick: The Houthis began launching ballistic missile and drone attacks against Israel less than two weeks after the Hamas October 7 terror attack.—
Barak Ravid,
Axios,
15 Mar. 2025
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Gadot has also become a controversial figure due to her public support of Israel, frequently speaking out in support of her native country since the Oct. 7 terror attack by Hamas.—
Kirsten Chuba,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Mar. 2025
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Signal’s President Meredith Whittaker Shares What’s Next for the Private Messaging App Over the last few years, Signal has been used by dissidents and protestors around the world who want to keep their conversations safe from political enemies or law enforcement.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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For entrepreneurs, perfection is the enemy of getting started, gaining traction, and ultimately building a successful business on what might be a great idea waiting for execution.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Sailing teaches us that being an honorable competitor is more important than being a top competitor because while every race is there to lose, luck is the omnipresent hobgoblin.—
Conor Mastromarco,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Nov. 2024
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Gleeson’s Puck is a malevolent hobgoblin who serves as the royal jester to King Auberon of Faerie.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
2 July 2024
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One of Trump’s biggest bugbears is the U.S. trade deficits with a number of key trading partners, including Canada and the EU.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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The fiscal policy has proved to be a persistent political bugbear for Berlin, with arguments between parties over the extent to which the debt brake ensures responsible spending, or limits growth and investment.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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The campaign was threaded with a drumbeat suggestion that homeless people are a subhuman plague.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2025
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Similarly, it was called the white plague or white death – due to anemia from the disease, with people appearing pallid or chalky – leading to near-certain death.—
Karen Dobos,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Ogre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogre. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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