grim reaper
noun
often capitalized G&R
: death especially when personified as a man or skeleton with a scythe
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But death in the Final Destination movies has a way of coming for those who cheat their fate, and in this case, the grim reaper wants the survivors of the Skyview disaster and their blood relatives.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The paintings depict implausible scenarios: What if the grim reaper slipped on a banana on his way to kill you?
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
Both films share an affinity for Rube Goldberg death traps and a creative grim reaper that can strike any moment.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
Film Starring Daisy Ridley Lands 'Bourne Ultimatum' Writer George Nolfi
The city’s grim reaper here is La Flaca (Saray Rebolledo), a wily and seductive Black woman who spends her days at a dive bar called Babel.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The paintings depict implausible scenarios: What if the grim reaper slipped on a banana on his way to kill you?
—Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
Both films share an affinity for Rube Goldberg death traps and a creative grim reaper that can strike any moment.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
Film Starring Daisy Ridley Lands 'Bourne Ultimatum' Writer George Nolfi
The city’s grim reaper here is La Flaca (Saray Rebolledo), a wily and seductive Black woman who spends her days at a dive bar called Babel.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Grim reaper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grim%20reaper. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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