Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Frankensteins
Noun
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But vanquishing his demons against the team for which his on-field struggles were most highly publicized would be a cathartic endeavor.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025 -
However, he is born out of the same need to release music, to release the demons that are entering his brain.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.—
Michael Bloomberg,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
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The latter being especially notable in one of the later levels, which is infested by body-horror-type monstrosities, as their screams are genuinely unnerving.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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As the decorations go up and the costumes come together, Indy-area neighborhoods, stages, historic sites and more are gearing up for their annual Halloween festivities and frights.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
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Many movies tried to recreate its magic mixture, including some of its own sequels, but few achieved the merry concoction of frights, gore, and giggles that Craven handled so masterfully.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Putting Scooby-Doo and the gang up against real monsters creates some great storytelling opportunities.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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Fincher’s take on Flynn’s phenomenon is one of our best literary adaptations of the decade, and while there are no literal monsters in it, there’s nothing spookier than a cool girl.—
Emily Temple
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is less a parody of Judd than a reckoning with flesh and other grotesqueries.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Shrek and Fiona are now both full-time ogres, but Fiona’s parents (John Cleese and Julie Andrews) aren’t too thrilled, as a particularly tense family dinner scene makes clear.—
Skyler Trepel September 1,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But worst of all is the knowledge that all of these terrors were trademarks of the asylums that stowed away those with mental health conditions well into the 20th century.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Repression, self-harm, substance abuse, bullying, jealousy, emotional abuse, and even allusions to grooming, among other terrors of the fog, keep the tensions high from start to finish.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Frankensteins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Frankensteins. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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