bogeymen

variants also bogymen
plural of bogeyman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogeymen
Noun
  • 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
  • This year’s Halloween costumes will feature everything from on-screen favorites to glittery ghouls.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The adorable design is perfect for welcoming little ghosts and ghouls on Halloween night.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As Calhoun summarizes, the first part takes up the subject of magic and necromancy, the second treats of witchcraft and sorcery, and the third discourses of all kinds of spirits and specters.
    Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Because contemporary phantoms of Richard Mille, Patek Philippe, and Rolex are expertly constructed to entice even the most discerning eye, provenance is crucial.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Science and magic, love, humour and phantoms.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • On select dates, the pop-up offers a unique drink-and-tattoo experience, as well as live tarot readings ready to reveal what the spirits have in store.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The pair was in good spirits during the season 8 reunion, with Daniel flaunting a tattoo of Taylor's eyes on his chest that's equal parts romantic and upsetting.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Fletcher, who has been touring a number of the world’s hot spots, used his first trip to Haiti to meet with victims of the gangs’ terrors.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield are iconic characters that are wonderfully resurrected in this remake, the spooks are top notch, and the whole thing looks, sounds, and plays unbelievably.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Forced to participate in increasingly macabre rituals and tests, Giacomo is consumed by the sinister — as apparitions, ghosts and deadly rumors start to accumulate.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Forced to participate in increasingly macabre rituals and tests, Giacomo is consumed by the sinister — as apparitions, ghosts and deadly rumors start to accumulate.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Bogeymen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogeymen. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.

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