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Recent Examples of golem The Patron exists as a flying golem at first, then once it's taken enough damage, becomes a stationary orb. Omar L. Gallaga, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024 The silent years were stalked by German versions of golems and vampires, while an American makeup wizard named Lon Chaney gave fright a face — or rather, a gallery of faces. A.a. Dowd, Washington Post, 31 July 2024 The big basket-o-fire golems seen in the last gameplay trailer are on the move, and Mesmer, the seeming big bad of this DLC, is triumphant. Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 21 May 2024 Combining centuries-old Jewish folklore with the then-new medium of cinema, Paul Wegener and Carl Boese’s pioneering horror film draws its inspiration from a legend about a life-sized clay figure — a golem — that came to life to protect the Jews of Prague. Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024 See All Example Sentences for golem
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Noun
  • Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.
    Drew Broussard May 22, Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Bruce taught him Jeet Kune Do footwork, the mook jong dummy, and punches and kicks on the bag.
    Jeff Chang September 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The band’s fans gleefully push to the front of their gigs in order to get blasted with any manner of fake bodily fluids that erupt from the towering, cartoonish dummies.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025

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“Golem.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/golem. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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