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Recent Examples of succubus
Lopez’s Spider Woman gets a bad pixie wig and even more garish goth costuming appropriate for a bewitching, bitchy succubus.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
That includes, but is not limited to...actual humans, DMs, AI bots or succubus demons.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
But the most infamous demonic teen girl of the 21st century is Jennifer Check, the hot cheerleader turned boy-eating succubus in Karyn Kusama’s cult favorite Jennifer’s Body, written by Diablo Cody and released 15 years ago today.
—Rafaela Bassili, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
There are returning characters, like the elf and succubus couple who are now planning their wedding or the actual alien who is trying to fit in on Earth.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 20 Apr. 2023
Those who had hoped to fund their retirements by selling off their holdings of vintage Victorian poltergeist detectors and Edwardian succubus trackers may now have to dump their collections at fire-sale prices and retreat back to the relative security of municipal bonds.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 30 July 2022
In it, a succubus named Temptation (Cynthia Bond) pursues Joel (Bond III), a sheltered 21-year-old from the country who’s studying for the ministry, in hopes of corrupting him.
—Robert Daniels, Vulture, 28 July 2022
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
That includes, but is not limited to...actual humans, DMs, AI bots or succubus demons.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
But the most infamous demonic teen girl of the 21st century is Jennifer Check, the hot cheerleader turned boy-eating succubus in Karyn Kusama’s cult favorite Jennifer’s Body, written by Diablo Cody and released 15 years ago today.
—Rafaela Bassili, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
There are returning characters, like the elf and succubus couple who are now planning their wedding or the actual alien who is trying to fit in on Earth.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 20 Apr. 2023
Those who had hoped to fund their retirements by selling off their holdings of vintage Victorian poltergeist detectors and Edwardian succubus trackers may now have to dump their collections at fire-sale prices and retreat back to the relative security of municipal bonds.
—Joe Queenan, WSJ, 30 July 2022
In it, a succubus named Temptation (Cynthia Bond) pursues Joel (Bond III), a sheltered 21-year-old from the country who’s studying for the ministry, in hopes of corrupting him.
—Robert Daniels, Vulture, 28 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for succubus
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
Noun
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However, the character didn't last long, and the wrestler later became a vampire in WWE's ECW, which also didn't work out.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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An historical horror novel about a vampire who haunts the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.—
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At his best, Hopkins is a mismatch nightmare at the four who can slash and finish at the rim with physicality, make plays for his teammates and defend with toughness.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Migraine Migraine and sleep abnormalities, such as sleepwalking, teeth-grinding, and nightmares, often go hand in hand.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
28 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
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“Succubus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succubus. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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