reign of terror
noun phrase
: a state or a period of time marked by violence often committed by those in power that produces widespread terror
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Ryan Murphy’s reign of terror will continue unabated, and I for one am thrilled.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
After the Chiefs’ reign of terror over the last seven years, the AFC has rarely felt more wide open.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
Her episode was on the period 1930 to 1945, during which fascism tightened its grip on Portugal, the start of a four-decade long reign of terror, presided over by António de Oliveira Salazar.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
That game is firmly Link’s adventure, with the princess sidelined to find a way back to her own era and help stop Ganondorf’s reign of terror.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
After the Chiefs’ reign of terror over the last seven years, the AFC has rarely felt more wide open.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
Her episode was on the period 1930 to 1945, during which fascism tightened its grip on Portugal, the start of a four-decade long reign of terror, presided over by António de Oliveira Salazar.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
That game is firmly Link’s adventure, with the princess sidelined to find a way back to her own era and help stop Ganondorf’s reign of terror.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Reign of terror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reign%20of%20terror. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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