Thesaurus results for BLACK BEASTS

black beasts

noun

plural of black beast

as in dreads

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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Noun

He's described by officials as a Black male in his late teens with a medium-large build and thick dreads.

— Nick Lentz, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Mirror images except for the fact that Jelani has his hair in dreads, while Ari goes with the more retro-look afro.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026

Definition of dreads

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But above all, this page-turner by one of today’s great nonfiction writers is alert to the glories and terrors of daily inner life.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
Filmed in Technicolor, its visual effects were truly groundbreaking, as the movie imagined alien terrors that, before then, had only been possible on the page or on radio.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of terrors

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My own team’s research has shown that mycorrhizal fungi can alter chemicals released by plants in ways that are useful for repelling insects while attracting pollinators and insects’ natural enemies.

— Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
The Founding Fathers attacked their enemies in the papers, spreading lies to incite the public against their opponents.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of enemies

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People are turned into wolves, there are ogres and undead creatures of the sea who lure others to their demise.

— Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
In recent weeks, social media users, especially on X, have been noticing increasing references to goblins, along with other fantasy creatures such as gremlins, ogres and trolls in ChatGPT’s answers to user queries.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026

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