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zombie

noun

variants also zombi

Definition of zombie

as in vampire

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Recent Examples of zombie The zombie problem dates back to the ZIRP (zero-interest-rate-policy) era, when debt was mega-cheap, capital was flowing, and the private markets got themselves into some exuberant trouble. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Today, other drugs are more often deployed, chiefly benzodiazepines or the benzodiazepine Clonazepam, which also render a person zombie-like and more reliably submissive. — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 The zombie university was designed for an industrial society of stable careers and the steady, predictable accumulation of knowledge. — Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Union keeps track of zombie programs In January, Congress passed an appropriations bill, which became law, that specified funding for more than 200 projects and activities. — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for zombie

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Here, Martha uses small white pumpkins to create fanged vampire and winged pat pumpkins.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026
The original seven-season series followed Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, a young woman who slays vampires, demons and other supernatural creatures with the help of her friends.

— Isabelle Farina, Variety, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of vampire

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The Devil’s Museum, a satellite of the main collection, has amassed more than 3,000 depictions of demons, evil spirits and incubus from around the world.

— Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.

— Candace Bushnell, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025

Definition of incubus

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Gemma even winds up having to give a teeth cleaning to one of the silent, creepy ghouls pursuing her.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
Practicality Viewers know Walton Goggins’ Cooper Howard as a ghoul because of radiation from a bomb dropped in 2077.

— Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

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