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dreads 1 of 2

noun

plural of dread

as in terrors

something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason speaking in public is a perennial dread for many people

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dread

as in fears

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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 But the have-funs and the have-existential-dreads of the hockey community are every bit as clear. — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026 The courtroom doors cracked open, and a Black woman with long dreads walked in. — Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026 Also, there is this human white boy with dreads, Spider, a Tarzan type who hangs around the Sullys with the help of an oxygen mask. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025 Other introspective angles are explored during Mariano’s audiences with his friend the Pope (Rufin Doh Zeyenouin), a serene Black man with a head crowned by a bundle of silver dreads, who tools around the Vatican on a motorbike. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025

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Noun

At scale, migrants and their descendants recreate the conditions, and terrors, of their broken homelands.

— Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Interestingly enough, facing the terrors of the world head-on is something that Danny mentions to Alice, too.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of terrors

Verb

There’s more to the Monday markets story than AI doomsday fears, though.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
More importantly, Ayers fears that if the city does nothing to maintain the wetlands, Village Creek will cease being a temporary home to so many species of birds that might not otherwise be found in North Texas.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of fears

Noun

One of the Roundhouse’s biggest brags is an extensive liquor collection, highlighting spirits produced in New York State.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Rookie shortstop Kaelen Culpepper was sore but in good spirits on Sunday morning after he was struck by a pitch on the back of his right shoulder in Saturday’s victory.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of spirits

Noun

Most people go to campgrounds to escape the plagues of modern technology, so try to keep the decibels to a minimum.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
The deadliest animal to have ever roamed the earth is not the great white shark, or snakes, or even rats that caused three great plagues in history, decimating the human population at the time.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 July 2026

Definition of plagues

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In other cases Hoodoo was used to counter the threat of curses, as in the practice of suspending bottles from a tree to trap any malevolent spirits or witches traveling in spirit form.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
The cumulative impression of Alice that the book leaves is of someone moving serenely through life, meeting fond blessings and awful curses both with the same calm equanimity.

— Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of curses

Noun

So too did Trump spiritual advisor Paula White-Cain, who compared the president’s torments to those of Jesus.

— Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
In the face of such grave concerns, Alyoshka’s torments seem self-indulgent and frustrating, but his problem—whether to leave or stay—is far from insignificant.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

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