as in dread
something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason
Form 1040 has always been his personal black beast, and he puts off dealing with it for as long as he can
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Recent Examples of black beast
Based on a 1967 Chevrolet Impala, the black beast is powered by a powerful Chevy V-8 and features parts sourced from a British Harrier fighter jet.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2022
Malone's black beast in the closet is threatening Alaska now.
—Author: Charles Wohlforth | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2018
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2022
Malone's black beast in the closet is threatening Alaska now.
—Author: Charles Wohlforth | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black beast
Noun
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The falling Moon in Majora’s Mask represents inevitability and dread.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The dread possibility of salary caps was on the table — and in 1933 soaking the rich stars was popular public policy.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Their trials featured emotional testimony from shooting survivors about the terror of the mass shooting.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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The stabbings on Interstate 495 remain under investigation and are not believed to be terror related.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, the Afghans claimed that more than 50 enemy soldiers had died along the border.—
Mihir Sharma,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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The ship bears the name of a Marine Corps Reserve member who was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1952 for holding off enemy forces and shielding fellow Marines during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the middle of the 7th century, a plague swept through the walled city of Jerash, in what is now modern-day Jordan.—
Durrie Bouscaren,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2026
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The digital plague that has come over us is a serious problem and people are just starting to recognize that.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2026
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But an industry that went from celebrating a movie about an Iranian ogre kidnapping an American woman to movies about Iranian people themselves held hostage by a tyrannical state showed exactly why cinematic choices matter.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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Here, a fairy tale-level ogre in Lorincz gets the benefit of the doubt from police because of her whiteness.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Black beast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black%20beast. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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