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as in monsters
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 dreads
something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason
the ogre of the standardized test keeps recurring
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Noun
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Of course, neither dragons nor demons can be trusted, and the pact traps them in a decades-long, globe-spanning ritual of sacrifice and death.—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2025 -
Jackson apparently was struggling with some inner demons in this period.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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The most recent entry, Evil Dead Rise, stars Lily Sullivan and Alyssa Sutherland as two sisters trapped in a high-rise apartment as their family is possessed by supernatural terrors.—
Joseph Epstein,
Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2024
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Watch Egerton discuss his airline travel terrors in the clip above.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 Dec. 2024
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Seeing and decrying enemies at every turn inevitably hardens those opponents against you.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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This is precisely what Patel has threatened to do by calling for retribution against political enemies.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Ogres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogres. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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