bogeymen

variants also bogymen
Definition of bogeymennext
plural of bogeyman

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogeymen
Noun
  • The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, DC, has removed a priest as an exorcist and cut ties with the priest's nonprofit organization over comments the priest made about UFOs and demons.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • The Bosch follower panel, titled Hell, was packed with the strange creatures, demons, and punishments that made the artist famous.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • Created by a number of its stars, Ghosts originated on the BBC in 2019, following a group of ghouls from different historical periods haunting a country house while sharing the house with its new living occupants.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Now working as a stocker, Ash accidentally unleashes undead ghouls after reading from the Necronomicon, forcing him to take up his chainsaw yet again to save humanity from the Deadites.
    Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • How do specters enter the room?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
  • Ever the sassy songwriter, Musgraves handles these specters like a pro with witty write-offs.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Such a designation, evidently, would save agents from wasting time chasing phantoms.
    Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Just in time for Halloween, the sonic phantoms that have long plagued the ladies of The View have seemingly possessed inanimate objects over on the Live With Kelly and Mark set.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The judging panels awarded Silver, Gold, and, for the standouts, Master medals to spirits that meet a very high benchmark for balance, purity, and category character.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • This new rye whiskey started its life in Illinois, specifically at Chicago craft distillery Koval, which makes some very… interesting spirits (the Koopers trained there as distillers).
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • His bronc riders look more like pietàs in mud; his barrel racers scream like banshees on horseback.
    Casey Cep, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Madonna has made music through various calamities that at the time felt world-ending — wars, political unrest, financial collapse — so the terrors of 2026 don’t seem to faze her.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
  • The night is dark and full of terrors, but our Instagram account is full of House of the Dragon.
    Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Portofiro and the baroque universe surrounding it—communists on-world, techno-fascists offplanet, and all manner of augmentoids and spooks in the immaterial planes between—can make for a dizzying read.
    Alex James Kane, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Remember that movement spooks turkeys more than anything else.
    Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Bogeymen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogeymen. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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