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Recent Examples of zombie
At a Greendale Halloween party, some mysterious taco meat causes a virus to spread that turns everyone into flesh-eating zombies.
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
The future sitcom star plays Steve, an initial survivor of the zombie apocalypse.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
His zombie flick Train to Busan captivated the world in 2016 and launched a film series.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
With the 28 Days Later franchise resuming after nearly two decades, Ralph Fiennes is preparing fans to return to the zombie apocalypse.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2024
The future sitcom star plays Steve, an initial survivor of the zombie apocalypse.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024
His zombie flick Train to Busan captivated the world in 2016 and launched a film series.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
With the 28 Days Later franchise resuming after nearly two decades, Ralph Fiennes is preparing fans to return to the zombie apocalypse.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombie
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And while flying requires substantially more energy than running, the researchers believe the vampires and similarly burning amino acids for flight as well.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Step aside Disney princesses, vampires and minions – another Halloween costume may have joined the list of most popular getups for 2024: Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
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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
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That includes, but is not limited to...actual humans, DMs, AI bots or succubus demons.Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
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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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But the costumes are rarely ghosts, ghouls and other holiday classics.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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The famed ghoul proved to be a popular costume choice among TV show hosts with Al Roker, Mark Consuelos and Kelly Clarkson all slipping into black-and-white pantsuits and donning green wigs on their respective shows on Thursday, Oct. 31.Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Zombie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombie. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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